5% GST on Ola, Uber, Swiggy, Zomato, Amazon and Flipkart regardless of business model: Report

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has clarified that a uniform 5% Goods and Services Tax (GST) will apply to cab aggregators such as Ola and Uber and delivery platforms, including Swiggy, Zomato, Flipkart and Amazon, irrespective of their business models, according to a report by NDTV Profit.

The GST Council had endorsed a uniform tax treatment for operators, regardless of how their businesses are structured, CBIC member for GST Sanjay Mangal was quoted as saying by…