July 29, 2019
Actor Rahul Bose had recently shared his experience of
paying ₹442.50 for two bananas at a luxury hotel, JW Marriott in
Chandigarh. Rahul was shooting for a film in Chandigarh at the time.
The video of the incident went viral on Twitter and seems like it was also
noticed by the Excise and Taxation Department.
Rahul had tweeted with the video,” You have to see this to believe it. Who
said fruit wasn’t harmful to your existence? Ask the wonderful folks at
@JWMarriottChd #goingbananas #howtogetfitandgobroke #potassiumforkings”
As a result, the JW Marriott hotel in Chandigarh has been charged with the
violation of Section 11 of CGST- Central Goods and Service
Tax and has been asked to pay a fine of ₹25,000 for
overcharging.
Section 11 covers the illegal collection of tax by businesses on an exempted
item. As per reports, the tax department official also paid a visit to the JW
Marriott hotel and seized documents related to the sale.
R K Chaudhry, Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner of
Chandigarh said, “In this matter, a showcase notice was issued to the hotel
management. They were called today for the reply. But they could not give a
satisfactory reply. So after hearing, they have been imposed with the
fine.”
Rahul’s video led to several people sharing their experiences with
expensive hotels on the social media and became a trending topic titled
‘Rahul Bose moments’.
Source: https://newzhook.com/story/hotel-fined-25k-for-charging-rs-442-for-bananas
