Addressing the levy of any forced surcharge amidst the West Asia crisis’ impact on LPG supplies, the Consumer Central Protection Authority (CCPA), in an advisory issued Tuesday (March 24, 2026), asked restaurants and hotels to not levy any unfair additional charges, such as ‘gas surcharge’, ‘fuel cost recovery’ or ‘gas crisis charge’, over and above the final price of food.
The watchdog termed such levies as violation of existing guidelines, in addition to being an “unfair trade practice” as it entails “unjustified costs and lack of transparency”.
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Consumer protection watchdog directs restaurants, hotels against levying any additional ‘LPG, gas crisis charges’
CCPA prohibits restaurants and hotels from imposing unfair LPG charges, labeling them as unjustified and against consumer protection guidelines.
