Online food-delivery operators like Swiggy and Zomato may need to pay goods and services tax (GST) on restaurant services supplied through them. The GST Council during a meeting on Friday in Lucknow will take this up.

Estimating GST losses of Rs 2,000 crore in 2019-20 and 2020-21, the fitment panel has recommended food aggregators be classified as e-commerce operators and pay GST on behalf of the restaurants concerned. Many restaurants aren’t depositing GST, while some aren’t even registered. the speed fitment panel has suggested the change inherit effect on January 1, 2022, to …