Slowdown In GST Collections: Cong

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday expressed concern over the “disappointing” latest GST num-bers and urged the government to focus on the complexities of the economy instead of imposing tax on popcorn. In a statement on the latest GST numbers, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh claimed India was locked in a “pernicious cycle of low consumption - low in-vestment - low growth - low wages”.

He said, “The litany of demoralising news on the economic front from the deceleration in growth to the poor GST revenue collections -- demands that the government apparatus shift its focus from administering tax on popcorn to engaging with the complexities of the economy.” “The Un-ion budget, due to be presented next month, must provide income support to India’s poor and tax relief for the middle classes.