Major FMCG companies, including Hindustan Unilever, Dabur India and Britannia Industries, are planning calibrated price hikes due to rising crude-linked inflation, packaging costs and fuel expenses. Consumers may also face reduced product grammage amid global supply-chain disruptions
The demand notice, issued by the Gurugram Zonal Unit of the Directorate General of GST Intelligence on October 16, states that if the company fails to pay the tax a show-cause notice would be issued