Hot potato: Bihar govt clarifies that VAT only on 'packaged samosas and kachoris'
Fp Staff • 9 years agoThe Bihar government clarified that 13.5 per cent VAT will be applied on “packaged dry samosas and kachoris” that are selling over Rs 600 per kg and not those sold at wayside eateries. Earlier this week, Bihar, has said it will impose a "luxury tax" on samosas -- one of the country's most popular snacks -- sparking widespread outrage.
Leave our samosas alone! Bihar's 'luxury tax' on samosas sparks widespread outrage
Fp Archives • 9 years agoOne of India's poorest states, Bihar, has said it will impose a "luxury tax" on samosas -- one of the country's most popular snacks -- sparking widespread outrage.
Thousands of samosas seized by FDA in Goa
Fp Archives • 12 years agoHere's a shocker for samosa lovers: Thousands of samosas were seized and are set to be destroyed as Goa's Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) found them being made in unhygienic conditions.