Relief in the price of Ghee, even after the GST reduction, the shop owner said "will only be available at the old rate"

Despite GST low, ordinary people do not get relief in Ghee prices. On Tuesday, BP Srivastava, a Glass Mill area resident, bought a packet of Ghee from a local shop owner. He saw that the parcel Ghee was available for Rs 595, which he had earlier received at the same price. BP Srivastava urged the shop owner to cut GST so that the price of Ghee should be reduced. He said: “If GST has decreased, the ordinary customer should also get the benefit of this. We need to get Ghee at a low price.” However, the shop owner refused to accept his request. The shop owner said, “Now we only get the old rate. If we get at a low price, we will also give you at a low price.” This means that the shop owners themselves are waiting for the decline in the price of buying the product, and only then will they be able to give the customer relief. Experts believe that even after GST has been reduced, the retail market does not see effect immediately. Shopkeepers get the offer of goods from the wholesale market at the same old price. In such a situation, it may take some time to get the client directly. Many consumers such as BP Srivastava have expressed disappointment on this matter. He says the government has lowered the tax, but its effect on the country is not yet visible. People hoped that there would be a low price in the things of domestic use now, but the situation of shop owners is different. At the same time, the local administration on the matter said that clients have the right to file a complaint, and that under the Consumer Protection Act can be taken if the shop owners improperly increase the price or do not give the benefit of the deduction. Consumer rights experts say that in such cases people should be careful. If the tax is deducted and the shop owner does not send it to the customers, the department concerned must be notified. In addition, shop owners were also reminded that it is their responsibility to reach the customers to the customers. This incident has made it clear that there is a distance between government policies and market behavior, and the ordinary consumer may take time to get relief. Although the purpose of GST deduction is to basically fall into the prices of goods, people like Srivastava, a glass factory resident, cannot feel the benefit of this change. In this way, the expectation of deduction on the price of Ghee is currently postponed and people still have to go shopping at the old price. Share this story -tags