Centre's hyper propaganda for meagre tax cut after collecting Rs 55 lakh crore GST: YS Sharmila
GST
Dated:- 15-10-2025
PTI
Amaravati, Oct 15 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president YS Sharmila on Wednesday accused the NDA government at the Centre of collecting over Rs 55 lakh crore GST between 2017-18 and 2024-25, but resorting to 'hyper propaganda' after slashing the indirect taxes by a pittance.
Sharmila's comments come at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the 'Super GSTSuper Savings' programme in Kurnool on October 16.
The GST Council recently approved a complete overhaul of the Goods and Services Tax regime, slashing tax on several common-use items, from hair oil to corn flakes and
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are spending from the exchequer to praise Narendra Modi.
Observing that the GST reforms will only extend a temporary benefit of Rs 8,000 crore to the people of the southern state, Sharmila highlighted that only 'special category status' will do justice to Andhra Pradesh and not GST celebrations.
Terming 'special category status' as the panacea, she claimed that it will offer massive tax incentives, provide jobs to unemployed people in lakhs.
Criticising PM Modi for allegedly failing to keep up his promise of granting 'special category status' to Andhra Pradesh for 10 years, made in Tirupati, Shamila alleged that the former is 'dodging' this matter every time he visits the state.
Further, she alleged that the PM is behaving as if he is
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