Packaged food companies pitch for reducing GST rates on food products

The All India Food Processors’ Association (AIFPA), the leading industry body that represents packaged food companies, has urged the Finance Minister and the GST Council to reduce rates on branded snacks, ready-to-cook, and ready-to-eat food products besides other commonly used food items.
Stating that time is ripe to review the GST structure on food products in line with the Atmanirbhar vision, it has also recommended that processes used for securing perishable fruits and vegetables in a storable form for industrial use should attract zero percent GST.