Govt putting more tax burden instead of helping people: Siddaramaiah on GST hike
Taking a dig at the Central government for the latest round of GST hikes on various essential food items, former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said the government is trying to burden them with more taxes.
Taking a dig at the Central government for the latest round of Goods and Services Tax hikes on various essential food items, former Karnataka Chief Minister and current Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah said the government instead of helping people is trying to burden them with more taxes. Just like many others in the Opposition, he also termed GST as 'Gabbar Singh Tax'.
Former chief minister Siddaramaiah slammed the central government after the recent GST hikes on various food items. (PTI Image)
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Pre-packaged and labelled pulses, and cereals like rice, wheat, and flour (atta) will now attract 5 per cent GST when branded and packed in a unit container, whereas curd, lassi, and puffed rice would attract 5 per cent tax cent when pre-packaged and labelled.
Besides, hotel accommodation priced up to ₹1,000 per day shall now be taxed at 12 per cent.
The recommendations on GST rates that were made during the 47th GST Council meeting held in June come into effect on Monday.
"By levying GST even on unbranded packed rice, wheat, milk, curd and other daily essentials, Narendra Modi government has proven that they have budged to the demands of branded companies and theirs is a suit-boot sarkar," he wrote on Twitter.
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He went on to say that while prices of vegetables and other essential foods have already gone up due to an increase in fuel prices, the incomes of families have, however, come down because of unemployment.
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He went on to say that while prices of vegetables and other essential foods have already gone up due to an increase in fuel prices, the incomes of families have, however, come down because of unemployment.
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"Depriving people of their food is 'Acche Din' for Narendra Modi-led government. Snatching away the rice, wheat, milk, curd, and meat from poor people is equivalent to murdering them," he added.
In context to fugitive economic offenders such as Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya, he said while these people are living their lavish lifestyles abroad and the government here is "incapable" of bringing them back to India, and at the same time "is all out to hit poor people hard".
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