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BARC week 22: Dettol products top list of brands
Mumbai: The Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) has released its week 22 report in which Dettol Range of Products is the advertising brands list topper with 474.53 (000 secs) ad volume.
Dettol Toilet Soaps also bagged the second spot with 423.92 (000 secs) ad volume followed by Amazon Prime Video with 385.97 (000 secs) and Veet Hair Removal System with 342.36 (000 secs) holding on to the third and fourth spots respectively. The BARC list for week 22 includes Harpic Bathroom Cleaner, Dettol Antiseptic Liquid, Surf Excel Easy Wash, Horlicks, and Dettol Liquid Soap.
Disinfectant cleaner Lizol is in the 10th spot with 273.47 (000 secs) ad volume. It should be noted that Lizol had topped the BARC’s list of most advertised brands last week with 573.05 (000 secs) ad volume.
Hindustan Lever Ltd topped the list of advertisers with 4234.36 ad volume. Reckitt Benckiser India which was on the top spot last week is in the second spot in week 22 with 4162.47 ad volume.
Other advertises named in this list released by BARC includes, Brooke Bond Lipton India Ltd (722.19), Colgate Palmolive India Ltd (520.71), Procter and Gamble (497.41), Amazon Online India Pvt Ltd (417.89), ITC Ltd (371.22), Wipro Ltd (363.72), Google (354.72), and Pepsi Co (330.45).
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Jubilant FoodWorks faces Rs 47.5 crore GST demand, plans appeal
Tax authorities flag alleged misclassification of restaurant services
MUMBAI:Â Jubilant FoodWorks Limited has landed in a tax tussle after receiving a GST demand of Rs 47.5 crore from the office of the additional commissioner of CGST and central excise in Thane, Maharashtra.
The order, issued under the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, relates to an alleged incorrect classification of certain services under the category of restaurant services. According to the tax authorities, this classification resulted in a short payment of goods and services tax for the period between the financial years 2019-20 and 2021-22.
The demand includes Rs 47.5 crore in GST along with an equal amount as penalty, in addition to applicable interest. The order was received by the company on March 13, 2026.
In a regulatory filing to the BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, the company said it disagrees with the order and believes its arguments were not adequately considered.
The company is preparing to challenge the decision and plans to file an appeal. It added that once the redressal process is complete, the demand is likely to be dropped.
Despite the sizeable figure attached to the notice, the company said it does not expect any material impact on its financials, operations or other activities.
The disclosure was signed by Suman Hegde, EVP and chief financial officer, who confirmed that the company received the order at 19:06 IST on March 13 and has already initiated steps to contest it.
The development places the quick service restaurant major in the middle of a tax debate that could hinge on how certain restaurant-linked services are classified under GST rules. For now, the company appears ready to take the matter from the tax office to the appeals desk.
