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Hospitality industry appeals to PM for relief on cooking gas

ENEWSTIME Desk by ENEWSTIME Desk
November 17, 2021
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India’s apex Hospitality Association – Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) has submitted a representation, requesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide immediate relief to the Hospitality industry from the abnormal increase in the cost of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG).

The Association has requested that the tax rate charged on LPG supplied to standalone restaurants be reduced from the current 18 per cent to 5 per cent. It has stated that since standalone restaurants are not allowed to claim ITC, this move will help reduce the cost burden on restaurants.

The latest price hike is the second-highest increase in LPG since January 1, 2014, when the 19-kg cylinder became costlier by Rs 353.50 (in Delhi). This cooking gas cylinder now costs Rs 2,000.50 in Delhi against a price of Rs 1,241.50 on November 2020.

FHRAI said that restaurants, especially standalone, do not have any more headroom left to absorb such a steep increase in input costs.

FHRAI has stated that LPG being one of the most essential commodities in the restaurant industry, the steep price increase will sound the death knell for hundreds of small restaurants from all parts of the country.

“The unprecedented increase in the cost of diesel has drastically raised the logistic tariff which in turn has led to an abnormal hike in the prices of grains, pulses, edible oil and other essentials raw materials. There has been an exponential increase in the cost of raw materials used in restaurants since the lockdown period. This cost escalation of roughly over 30 per cent is severely affecting restaurants that are trying to resume operations and stay afloat after a turbulent twenty months of lockdown and closures.”

“Add to this, the steep hike in the LPG cylinders. Under these challenging circumstances, the sector is constrained to increase the cost of food items on the menu which will directly affect the working lower and middle-class population that have to eat out. We request the Government to reduce the tax rate on LPG at least for standalone restaurants from the present 18 percent to 5 percent. Since standalone restaurants cannot claim ITC, this move will help reduce the cost burden on the restaurants which in turn will ensure that it does not burn a hole in the consumer’s pocket,” said Gurbaxish Singh Kohli, Vice President, FHRAI.

Amongst all the sectors, the hospitality sector in the country has taken the biggest hit due to the pandemic. Business came to a complete standstill after the lockdown came into effect. Since then, 30 percent of hotels and restaurants in the country have shut down permanently due to financial losses. Close to 20 percent of hotels and restaurants still haven’t opened fully and the remaining 50 percent are running in losses with revenues below 50 percent of the pre-Covid levels.
 

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