Companies need to pay higher 18% GST on wet baby wipes

Some leading manufacturers, which were passing off wet baby wipes as non-woven textile material or napkins used by kids and charging 12 per cent goods and services tax ( GST ), may have to cough up higher tax with interest after the government clarified that essential items in baby bags will attract 18 per cent levy. A clarification issued by the revenue department has finally ended a  tax di…