Catering services in trains & on platforms taxable at uniform 5% GST, clarifies CBIC

CBIC clarifies that GST rate on supply of food and / or drinks by the Indian Railways or Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. or their licensees, whether in trains or at platforms (static units) will be 5% without ITC; Said clarification has been issued pursuant to anomaly arising from difference in rates for same food being supplied via mobile or static catering, as also variance in mobile catering viz. pre-paid (without option), pre-paid (with option) or po...