Group challenges GST on tea in court

Guwahati Tea Warehousing Association (GTWA) has challenged the Centre's decision not to consider processed tea as an agricultural produce, which denies it exemption from Goods and Services Tax (GST), in Gauhati High Court. The department of revenue, under the Union finance ministry, had issued a clarification on November 15 2017, that processed tea, including black and white teas, falls outside th…