Hike in GST rates: Shops following practice of weighing commodities may get more takers

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Provision shops which follow the ‘outdated’ practice of weighing commodities in front of the customer may get more takers in the coming days. For, the loose sale is exempted from the 5% GST on pulses, cereals and flour which came into effect on Monday. These items up to a quantity of 25kg would attract GST only when “prepackaged and labelled”, thereby coming under the purview o…