GST forces a shift in consumers' lifestyle, shopping habits

As the roll out of goods and service tax (GST) on 1 July completes a week, few consumers have started changing their lifestyle pattern while for others, life remains the same. The general perception among the consumers is that most household items such as sugar and wheat flour to discretionary spends on apparel and eating out have become more expensive after GST. “Today for the first time I came o…