Chennai: The Congress Party on Friday demanded that the center immediately reduce taxes and Cess on petroleum products, whose spiraling prices have affected everyone in this country.
In addition, the parties demand that the government reduce import duties on household products and remove GST on goods used by ordinary people.
“Syak Mismanagement and Misrule from the Modi Government for the past seven years have drastically affected the Indian economy and has an impact on the lives of people in every segment.
In a recent survey, 97% of respondents said they were poorer, when compared to the year Then, and this shows the wrong level of managing the economy by the MOD government, “said Congress member Lok Sabha Sashi Tharoor.
He was overcoming a press conference at Chennai.
Referring to the increase in the price of BJP products under the BJP rules.
, Tharoor said prices had been stable in the selection process.
“Since May 4, 2021, the price has risen 40 times with one liter of gasoline at a higher cost by Rs 12 and Diesel around Rs 10,” Tharoor said.
Even when global crude oil prices rose to $ 125 per barrel during the upa regime, the retail price of gasoline floated around Rs 75 per liter.
During the government, both the first and now, the price of global crude oil, which is now.
has dropped significantly and only now inched more than $ 70 per barrel.
In addition to high taxes, the center has easily forced CESS, with the only purpose to get completely to the kitty.
“This center has received a 4.2 lakh rs crore which has defeat in the last fiscal through taxes and Cess on petroleum products.
This is three times of what the center gains during the upa regime,” Tharoor said.
He said the party would increase the problem of high petroleum prices in parliament when conventioning next week.
In addition, the Congress will increase the problem of irregularities in the Rafale agreement, a covid pandemic handling error by the center and failure to build a critical vaccine stock.
“If there is a lack of vaccines, it’s not a state mistake.
It’s just a central responsibility.
Most of the countries placing orders for vaccines last August were vaccinated more than 50% of their population, while only 5% had been included in India so far, so far, “Tharoor said.
Congress asked the center to cut taxes on petroleum products, said the mod to drastically affected Modi Govt
