Kerala AAR: Salted or masala chips are subject to 12% GST - even if unbranded

MUMBAI: Do you love to binge on salted or masala Potato or Tapioca chips, readily available at your neighbourhood stall? Or is feasting on roasted and salted groundnuts or cashew nuts while on a zoom call (with the camera switched off, of course) a routine habit? The  GST Authority for Advance Rulings  (Kerala bench) has recently held that such products would attract tax at 12%, even if…