New Delhi : As the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council went into a huddle in New Delhi on Friday to reduce the tax pangs, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi sprang a surprise demanding that first step should be to bring petrol and diesel under GST “to prevent excessive profiteering from common man as GoI (Government of India) alone earns Rs 273,000 cr.”
In a series of tweets, he said: “Wish Modiji viewed economic slide & GST mess from a prism of solving suffering of people than furthering electoral interests.”
He also tweeted: “Time to correct ‘One Nation, Seven Taxes,’ multiple form filing & draconian power of taxman.”
Also taking a dig at Prime Minister Modi over his description of GST as ‘”good and simple tax,” Rahul said: “Make it good & simple beyond rhetoric.”
On the Chinese forces again rising at Doklam after an accord after 73 days of tension, he tweeted: “Modiji, once you are done with thumping your chest, could you please explain this.”
In some other tweets on GST, he said: “Textile industry is a massive job generator. It yearns for correcting distorted GST structure. Traders, MSMEs & small businesses suffer while cronies profit. Agricultural sector in deep distress. Pesticides, fertilisers, tranctors, agri equipment, cold storage & warehouse construction are taxed under GST.”
