GST an RSS Tax, Has Become a Bad Word Among Citizens: ex-Finance Minister P Chidambaram

Every step taken by the BJP government, starting from the GST Constitution Amendment Bill, with regard to the tax was deeply flawed, Chidambaram alleged.

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GST an RSS Tax, Has Become a Bad Word Among Citizens: ex-Finance Minister P Chidambaram

New Delhi: On the anniversary of the GST regime, former finance minister P Chidambaram lambasted the tariff by terming it an ‘RSS tax’. He further said that Goods and Services Tax had led to an increase in tax burden and had become a ‘bad word’ among the people.

"GST means one tax rate only. If (it has) multiple rates, call it 'RSS tax'... It is an undeniable fact that GST has not yet had a positive impact on economic growth," Chidambaram told reporters at the party's office.

"The design, structure, infrastructure backbone, rate or rates and implementation of the GST were so flawed that GST has become a bad word among business persons, traders, exporters and the common citizens," he said.

The only section that appears to be happy about the GST is the tax administration that has acquired "extraordinary powers that frighten" the average business person and the common citizen, he said.

"It is widely perceived that GST has increased the tax burden of the common citizen. It has certainly not reduced the tax burden as was promised," he said.

Every step taken by the BJP government, starting from the GST Constitution Amendment Bill, with regard to the tax was deeply flawed, he alleged.

Chidambaram claimed that the government eve