Do you pay GST on milk?

Answer 1

No GST:
Buttermilk whether liquid, powdered, concentrated or condensed Coconut,
Fresh processed
Goats or sheep (processed or unprocessed)
Processed cows, condensed, evaporated and powdered
Rice milk
Skim and reduced fat
Soy or rice milk UHT/long life

GST applicable:
Fermented drink
Flavoured
Oat milk
Soy or rice milk powder
Unprocessed cows milk

Answer 2

Plain milk- no.... flavoured milk-yes.
Look, the low down on what has GST in it or not can be summed up as... the basic essentials of life are GST free. This includes basic food, educational services, religious services, medical services etc. The GST-free status only applies to the most elemental form, so as soon as you do something unecessary to any of them (or the recipeint is no longer alive) they will attract GST. For example:
1) if you break your nose, getting it fixed = GST free because its essential to your well being. BUT if you get a nose job to look pretty, thats not essential= GST.
2) Food such as milk, meat, bread, F&veg are GST free because they are essential to your well being but the minute you modify them ie flavoured milk, sandwich, fruit salad, hamburger-GST applies becasue its not necessary for milk to be flavoured for you to drink it and you could make your own sandwiches etc if you wanted to.
3) School expenses relating to recognised curriculem activities(including field trips etc) are GST free. BUT a school trip to England to go sight seeing= GST becasue sightseeing is not part of the accepted curriculem.
4) Religious services are GST free becasue weddings/births etc are an essential part of peoples. BUT if someone dies and you get the ministers services packaged with the funeral costs= GST because the services are not being provided to a living person/maintaining life. On the other hand if the family paid for the services separeately they would be GST free as they are religious services provided to living persons.
5) Medical items/drugs sold to a doctor incur GST because the items are not being used to treat someone- he may end up using them on a hurt animal. However items supplied as part of treatment of a persons illness or injury do not attract GST.

Now having said that there are some minor variations (the old hot v cold chook scenario and so on) but thats the basic concepts of GST v GST-free. For further info there are shedules in the legislation setting out what is or is not subject to GST (see ATO Law via the ATO website) and if still in doubt about some item call the ATO.

Answer 3

In New Zealand, GST on every consumer good is 12.5%, this includes all food and drink and all dairy products.

Answer 4

probably.. but you also probably pay a recycling fee..

Answer 5

no of course not, i steal