Bengaluru, Sep 25 (PTI) The Karnataka State Hotels Association has expressed its inability to pass on the GST rate cut benefits to consumers as the taxes on LPG cylinders and property rents have not been reduced.

The Association has urged the government to provide relief by reducing the GST on property rent and help hotels survive in the competitive market.

This comes after the GST Council, comprising the Centre and states, decided to reduce tax rates on about 375 goods and services, from September 22 -- the first day of Navaratri.

In a statement, the association President G K Shetty welcomed the government's decision to reduce the GST on several items, saying it would benefit the common public. "People are asking when hotel food and room tariffs will be reduced," he said and explained

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