Can restaurants charge more than MRP on water bottles?

You might even be tempted to pay a bit extra, but keep in mind that charging anything over the MRP is illegal. In 2017, a Supreme Court bench ruled that hotels and restaurants can sell bottled water and packaged food at higher than the MRP.

Can restaurant charge GST on water bottle?

Answer:- Yes, hotels & restaurants can charge you more than the MRP on packaged water bottle.

Can a restaurant charge more than the marked price?

Legally yes they can. And it happens often. They upgrade prices but don’t get the actual menu changed for awhile. They can legally not list any price at all if they choose.

Can you sell more than MRP?

No, a retailer cannot any product above the printed MRP. It is the rule that a shopkeeper cannot sell above the MRP fixed by the manufacturer. Though a person can sell the product at a lesser price than that of the MRP or also known as the discounted price but cannot sell above it under normal circumstances.

Is GST applicable on packaged water?

Hence, the GST Council fixed 18\% of GST for packaged mineral water. Also, water [other than aerated, mineral, purified, distilled, medicinal, ionic, battery, de-mineralized and water sold in sealed container] is not taxable under GST. Hence, unpackaged water and unprocessed water is tax-free under GST.

Can restaurants charge Service Charge?

The government in April 2017 issued guidelines on fair trade practices related to charging of Service Charge from consumer by hotel or restaurants. As per these guidelines, Service Charge is optional and the payment of it depends entirely upon the discretion of the consumers.

Is GST applicable on bottled water?

Under GST, drinking water packed in 20-litre bottles are liable to 12 per cent tax and waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated water, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter are taxed at 18 per cent.