Charging GST of Rs 19 on discount costs retail store Rs 4K

Charging Goods and Services Tax (GST) on a discounted product has cost a retail store dear, as the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has imposed a fine on it for overcharging a Mohali resident. The forum observed that in case discount on MRP is given under circumstance that MRP is inclusive of all taxes, then the act of deliberately charging VAT/GST and other taxes on the price after disc…