GST Payable Only on Worker Canteen Deductions, Not Employee Deductions AAR Gujarat

In re Zydus Hospira Oncology Private Limited. (GST AAR Gujarat) M/s Zydus Hospira Oncology Private Limited, a pharmaceutical company operating in Gujarat’s Pharmez Special Economic Zone (SEZ), sought an advance ruling regarding the applicability of GST on subsidized canteen facilities provided to its employees and contractual workers. The applicant provides canteen services through a third-party Canteen Service Provider (CSP) and recovers a predetermined percentage of the meal cost from employees’ salaries and contractors’ payments for contractual workers. The applicant’s questions wer...