ATO to suggest more foods to fall under GST

Less bread for your buck: The GST set to be imposed on a broader range of food including salads, buns and fruit as taxman says hike needed to keep up with changing eating trends The Australian Tax Office is planning to suggest changes to the GST approach The ATO said that the currently exemptions when it comes to food is unclear A formal submission has not yet been made to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg

By Claudia Poposki For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 17:27 BST, 24 May 2019 | Updated: 22:44 BST, 24 May 2019

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The Australian Tax Office will suggest to Prime Minister Scott Morrison that GST needs to be applied to a broader range of foods. 

A new Australian Tax Office proposal to Government claims the way GST is currently applied to foods is confusing and needs to simplified, The Age reported.  

Some examples of GST-free foods include meat, dairy, fruit, vegetables and baby formula.

However there can be some grey areas - for instance a pre-packaged salad is understood to be a pre-prepared meal but the industry argues it is fresh food.

The Australian Tax Office will put forward to the Morrison government that there needs to be clearer guidelines about what foods have a GST attached to them as how they are applied now is 'confusing'. Pictured Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Prime Minister Scott Morrison

The Australian Tax Office will put forward to the Morrison government that there needs to be clearer guidelines about what foods have a

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