Connected Consumers

If a restaurant doesnt use air conditioning at all from Nov - March, does its customers still have to pay gst of 18% and service charge. What if restaurant removes the ac for this period...

Appears that the efforts of Consumer Dept and these circles could get a big boost with the Consumer Protection Bill getting approved. After that, the following could happen: Manufacture...

We have sufficient stock in our stores pre-GST regime.Now whenever we take anything out from it to sell appropriate GST is levied. This amounts to that we have these at no cost. No refund ca...

Can we complain to the GST department for increase in price of a restaurant food dishes due to implementation of GST, whereas it should not have been the case. If, yes how can we? What is the proce...

While the Government has focused on small restaurants about not forcing service charge, large chains like Taj Hotels, Royal Orchid, Club Mahindra are nicely charging it without showing any consider...

I was recently at one gathering and one of the water brand owner was there. I discussed how govt will soon end double pricing. He laughed and said just like coffee day has its own water brand spice...

I am receiving the UCC through SMS from telemarketers almost 2-3 SMS daily. Although I have registered my cellphone number in DND under fully blocked category. I have written to BSNL UP East rega...

Now that it has been mandated to link Aadhaar with mobile number , I happened to manage to escort a very senior citizen to the Airtel store at Sarat Bose Road , Kolkata. The store personnel had bee...

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