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In the post-GST Indian restaurant, idlis are expensive but soft drinks are cheap

In the post-GST Indian restaurant, idlis are expensive but soft drinks are cheap

We’re overwhelmed by the number of medu vada breakfast bills you’ve posted on Facebook and Twitter this month. Following the Goods & Services Tax (GST) implementation, the cost of eating out has fluctuated. Bars have dithered between charging two kinds of tax (and been seen to charge both!) on alcohol; your local tea stall is…