Sugar is a 'sin' but mithai is fun: Is this GST's health hypocrisy?
Published on: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:01 p.m. | Source: India Today
As India slaps a 40% GST on sugary drinks, grouping them in with alcohol and tobacco, traditional Indian sweets continue to enjoy a gentle 5% tax rate. In a nation battling record diabetes and obesity rates, is this a cultural blind spot or calculated political appeasement?
