Food delivery ecosystem lobbies Budget 2026 for GST relief as Zomato, Swiggy commissions squeeze restaurants
Restaurant bodies and aggregators are jointly pressing the Centre ahead of Budget 2026 for GST rationalisation, restoration of input tax credit, and clarity on platform fee taxation. Industry cites 18-30% commissions charged by Zomato and Swiggy plus rising compliance costs as eroding restaurant margins.
What happened
Zomato · Ahead of Budget 2026, India's food delivery ecosystem and restaurant bodies are lobbying for GST relief, restoration of input tax credit, and clarity
Key facts
- 18-30% platform commissions
Why this matters
Policy flux around aggregator commissions and GST creates a window to acquire margin-stressed restaurant assets at compressed multiples and to evaluate direct-to-consumer ordering tech tuck-ins that hedge platform dependency.