The GST Council's recent clarification on popcorn taxation has sparked an online meme frenzy, with users dissecting the complexities of tax rates on different types of popcorn. At its 55th meeting ...

Popcorn memes flooded all platforms ... it attracts a lower Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate than salted and caramelised popcorn sold in packages. It was hence decided that popcorn sold loose ...

However, implementing a nuanced and complex three-tiered GST on popcorn is a step in the wrong direction. In India, non-branded popcorn will now hold a 5 per cent GST, branded popcorn with spices ...