With the beginning of the year 2022, the tax rates on consumer goods and the payment of Goods and Services Tax (GST) are going to change. From visiting e-commerce websites to consumer goods such as footwear, clothing and clothing, the burden of tax is getting more expensive. Along with this, the effect of GST will also be seen on the means of transport.
Ola, Uber rides will also be expensive
Auto rickshaw rides booked through app aggregators like Ola and Uber are also going to get costlier from the new year. You may recall that the central government had announced that it would levy 5% GST on auto rides booked online from January 1, eliminating the existing exemptions. However, auto rides taken from the roads will remain GST free.
A spokesperson for Uber, a cab service on the subject, said that the company appreciated the need to collect revenue, urging the government to reconsider the tax, which would eventually add to the earnings of auto drivers as well as the government’s digitization. will affect the agenda.
The Delhi government has asked e-commerce companies, food delivery services and cab aggregators to not fuel vehicles without pollution-under-check (PUC) certificates to fully electric vehicles and petrol pumps. At the same time, the government is also going to take two big steps to curb vehicular pollution, in which all aggregators like Zomato, Swiggy, Ola, Uber etc. will be asked to switch completely to electric vehicles.
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