New Delhi, Dec 8 (Agency) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the government of planning to ‘introduce a new tax slab’ that will increase the GST on daily use commodities, which will burden the common man.In a post on X, Gandhi alleged that by taxing the hard-earned money of poor and middle-class families, the government wants to give tax relief to billionaires and waive off their massive debts. “Here is another example of how the government is giving concessions to capitalists and looting the common people,” Rahul said.Rahul said, “On one hand, Income tax is constantly increasing in comparison to corporate tax and on the other hand, Modi government is preparing to collect more money through ‘Gabbar Singh Tax”.
The former Congress president said, “There are news that amidst the ever increasing collection from GST, the government is going to introduce a new tax slab – there is a plan to increase GST on essential items”. He said, “Right now, the wedding season is going on. People must have been saving every penny of their money and in the meantime, the government is going to hike the GST on clothes above Rs 1500 from 12% to 18%”. He said, “This is a grave injustice – taxing the hard-earned money of poor and middle-class families in order to give tax relief to billionaires and waive off their massive debts”. “Our fight is against this injustice. We will raise our voice strongly against the burden of taxes on the common people and will put pressure on the government to stop this loot,” Rahul added.