LPG Crisis: Restaurants Levy Gas Surcharge on Customer Bills, Photos Went Viral on Social Media

As restaurants include a gas levy on the customer bills, you may have some additional cash to spend if you visit a restaurant. Many videos and photos have become popular showing that, as a result of the LPG gas scarcity, consumers are charged an additional fee on their bills after they eat.

Increased costs associated with commercial LPG are being reflected in restaurants in a number of locations. According to reports, several businesses have reacted by including a separate ‘LPG surcharge’ on the last bill rather than changing menu prices. Screenshots of an ‘LPG crisis charge’ appearing on bills were shared by social media users over the weekend.

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One photo is going viral. The photo shows a printed receipt from a Bengaluru cafe with an extra charge listed as ‘Gas Crisis Charge’. According to the post, the receipt is from a well-known cafe in Bengaluru and lists two mint lemonades, each costing Rs. 179, for a subtotal of Rs. 358. The bill includes regular GST taxes, such as CGST (2.5%) and SGST (2.5%), in addition to a 5% discount of Rs. 17.90.

But the item on the bill that grabbed everyone’s attention was the ‘Gas Crisis Charge,’ which tacked on an additional 5%, totaling Rs 17.01. After rounding off, the total payment due on the bill was Rs. 374.