'GST is an attack on poor & reason behind historic decline in GDP': Rahul Gandhi

Continuing his attacks on PM Modi-led Central government regarding current ecomic situation in country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stated that major reason for "historic decline in Gross Domestic Products (GDP) is Gabbar Singh Tax (GST) of Modi government". He took to Twitter to posted a video of his new series titled "how Modi government has destroyed Indian ecomy". 

GDP has destroyed Indian ecomy

Rahul Gandhi in his third video, said that National Democratic Alliance (NDA)'s Gross Service Tax (GST) is t a simple tax system but an attack on poor, including small-scale businessmen, shopkeepers and farmers. "Ar major reason for historic decline in GDP is Gabbar Singh Tax (GST) of Modi government. It destroyed many things like- Millions of small businesses, future of millions of jobs and youth and ecomic situation of states. GST means ecomic apocalypse," said Congress leader's tweet (translated from Hindi). 

India's GDP growth rate has decreased to 23.9 per cent in first quarter of current fiscal due to COVID-19 induced lockdown. In his video, Rahul Gandhi said, "GST is second attack on informal sector of ecomy. GST was UPA's idea which professed that re will be one tax, least tax, and a simple tax. But NDA's GST is completely different in which re are four different types of taxes and up to 28 per cent tax. It is complicated and t easy to be understood by many. small and medium businesses cant file ir taxes under NDA's GST. But big companies can easily file it after getting help from 5 to 15 accountants."

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"re are 4 types of rates because government wants those who have reach and resources can manipulate system. Those who do t have reach and resources can t do anything. Who are resourceful? 15 to 20 corporates and whatever changes y want, y can change under this GST regime," he added. 

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Rahul Gandhi's previous two attacks 

Congress leader alleged that due to NDA's GST,  central government has failed to give any money to states collected through tax for first time. As a result, states are t able to pay to teachers and employees. refore, GST has failed and it is a direct attack on poor & MSMEs. "GST is t correct tax system and we all should unite to fight against attack," he said. 

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In second video released on September 3, Rahul Gandhi had said that demonetisation was an attack on India's informal sector which mainly included poor labourers, farmers and small shopkeepers. In first video released on August 31, Rahul Gandhi accused PM Modi's government of destroying 'informal sector' of country and trying to suppress it. According to him, BJP has been attacking informal ecomy since last 6 years through GST, demonetization and nation-wide lockdown. 

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