New Delhi: The Congress party on Saturday asked the government to come out with an official discussion paper on the proposed restructure of the goods and services tax (GST).
Recalling the Congress election manifesto in 2024, proposing a "GST2", the party demanded the proposed changes should make the GST better and cheaper, and address the concerns of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
"The Indian National Congress demands an official discussion paper on GST 2.0 very soon so that there can be an informed and wider debate on this vital and pressing national issue. GST 2.0 should be truly a 'good and simple tax' (GST) in letter, spirit, and compliance - not like the 'growth suppressing tax' (GST) it has become," party spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said.
"There must be a drastic reduction in the number of GST rates. Simplification of the rate structure is essential, but must be done in a manner that minimises revenue uncertainty to states and also eliminates the classification disputes that have become so common," he added.
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Another Congress spokesperson, Pawan Khera said the scheduled march of the Bihar opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Tejaswi Yadav, on Sunday is to defeat the conspiracy to manipulate elections through "vote theft" and special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll.
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"The Indian National Congress demands an official discussion paper on GST 2.0 very soon so that there can be an informed and wider debate on this vital and pressing national issue. GST 2.0 should be truly a 'good and simple tax' (GST) in letter, spirit, and compliance - not like the 'growth suppressing tax' (GST) it has become," party spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said.
"There must be a drastic reduction in the number of GST rates. Simplification of the rate structure is essential, but must be done in a manner that minimises revenue uncertainty to states and also eliminates the classification disputes that have become so common," he added.
Bihar Yatra
Another Congress spokesperson, Pawan Khera said the scheduled march of the Bihar opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Tejaswi Yadav, on Sunday is to defeat the conspiracy to manipulate elections through "vote theft" and special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll.
