Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday questioned the central government's tax policy. He wrote on X that the government is going to introduce a new tax slab amidst the ever-increasing collections from GST. There is a plan to increase GST on essential items. Capitalists are being given free rein, while common people are being robbed.
Rahul said;-
Wedding season is going on now. Since when will people collect money by adding every penny. But the government is going to increase GST from 12% to 18% on clothes above Rs 1500. This is gross injustice.
Rahul said- this is being done to waive the loans of billionaires.
Rahul has termed GST as Gabbar Singh tax. He said that poor and middle class families are being robbed of their hard earned money to waive loans to billionaires. Our fight is against this injustice. We will raise a strong voice against the tax burden and put pressure on the government to stop this looting.
Rahul shared this graph about GST…
Rahul also cornered the Center on GDP growth Earlier on December 1 too, Rahul had besieged the Center over GDP growth. He said that India's GDP growth rate has fallen to a two-year low of 5.4%. The Indian economy cannot progress until only a few billionaires are benefiting from it.
Rahul said- Look at these facts, which are alarming
- The rupee has hit its all-time low of 84.50.
- Unemployment has broken a 45-year record.
- The share of corporate tax has declined by 7% over the last 10 years, while the share of income tax has increased by 11%.
- Retail inflation rose to a 14-month high of 6.21%. Potato and onion prices have increased by about 50% this year compared to October last year.
- The share of affordable housing in total sales fell to about 22%, from 38% last year.
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Mamata stakes INDIA's leadership claim: Says, 'I formed alliance', SP and Shiv Sena-UBT support; BJP said, 'Opposition considers Rahul as a raw player'
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed displeasure over the poor performance of the INDIA bloc in the Haryana-Maharashtra and by-elections. He said in an interview, 'I formed INDIA alliance. Those who lead it can't run it properly, so give me a chance. I am ready to lead the coalition from Bengal itself.
Mamata Banerjee's statement has been supported by Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut and Samajwadi Party (SP). “We also want him to be a key partner of the opposition INDIA coalition,” Raut said on Saturday. Be it Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal or Shiv Sena, we are all together. We will soon go to Kolkata to talk to Mamata Banerjee. (…)
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