18% GST: Houseboats run for cover

T'puram: The houseboat owners of Alappuzha, Kochi, and Kumarakom face an uncertain future as the state govt has yet to make a concrete decision to scrap the state GST office's move to collect 18% GST with retrospective effect from 2017. Though a petition was submitted to the tourism ministry to cancel the move almost three months ago, the state govt is yet to offer a solution. Boat owners…