Rahul Bose Charges Rs 442 from Two Bananas
Rahul Bose a Bollywood Actor shocked at the price of bananas in a 5-star hotel, posted a picture of the bill on Twitter which has now gone viral.
Rahul Bose a Bollywood actor ordered two bananas at a JW Marriott hotel in Chandigarh. When he saw the bill he was very shocked. They had charged him Rs 442 for two bananas. Rahul then posted a picture of the bill on Twitter. The picture went viral. People wondered how a simple fruit like banana could be priced so high. Many made fun of JW Marriot on Twitter as well. Three officials from the Tax Department in Chandigarh went to carry out an investigation. They said that the hotel can not impose 18% GST on fresh fruits.
The Tax officials fined the 5-star hotel rs 25,000. Now the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Association of India said that the hotels are not in the business of buying fruits and vegetables. Their business is to provide accommodation and restaurant services. Fruits and beverages are included in the service. They said that in a retail store bananas can be purchased at a normal prices but in a hotel they service quality, cutlery, sanitized fruit, ambience & not just the fruit alone. Coffee at ?10 at roadside stall could be served at ? 250 in luxury hotel.
