Traders question govt on GST imposed on clothes, sugar, milk & curd
A meeting of the traders' representatives was held under the chairmanship of the state president of the Haryana Pradesh Vyapar Mandal and former chairman of Haryana Confed, at Rohtak on Thursday.
The traders expressed their resentment over constant increase in GST rates by the Central Government at the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, he said the Central Government has put a massive burden on the common man by imposing 28 per cent GST on essential goods.
"Ever since our country attained Independence, there was no tax on cloth, sugar, milk and curd, but the current government has increased inflation by imposing 5 per cent GST on these items," he said.
He pointed out that while implementing the GST regime, the Central Government had stated that there would be a uniform tax in the country, but it has imposed four tax-slabs of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent.
"Even the market fee on foodgrains, which was supposed to be abolished after the implementation of the GST regime by the Central Government has not been abolished, which is unacceptable," said the traders' leader.
