A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF GST ON CUSTOMER PREFERENCE FOR BRANDED VS UNBRANDED FMCG PRODUCTS WITH REFERENCE TO BANGALORE URBAN
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https://doi.org/10.59415/mjacs.301Keywords:
GST, Customer preference, branded products, unbranded products, FMCG, pricing.Abstract
The paper attempts to study the effect of GST A study on the effect of GST on customer preference for branded vs unbranded FMCG products with reference to Bangalore urban. The data was collected through a survey using a structured questionnaire from 116 respondents selected through a simple random sampling. The research shows that GST has positive and negative impacts. It has increased transparency and simplified the tax system, it has led to an increase in the prices of certain branded products, resulting in a shift of price sensitive customers towards unbranded products. The findings indicate that the customers are now influenced by a combination of price, quality, trust and GST in making purchase decisions.
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