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Congress demands overhaul of GST architecture

Congress finance ministers described the decisions taken in the GST Council meeting on Friday as 'too little, too late'

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi. Photo: PTI
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Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi at 112th PHD Chamber's Annual Session & Awards for Excellence 2017 in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

Dilasha Seth Guwahati
The Congress party on Friday demanded an overhaul of the goods and services tax (GST) architecture, terming the existing system as “flawed”. 

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi said it was time the Narendra Modi government shed its “arrogance” and acknowledged its “incompetence”. A little after the GST Council meeting ended, he tweeted that the Congress “will not allow BJP to impose a ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’ on India”.

In Guwahati, Congress finance ministers described the decisions taken in the GST Council meeting on Friday as “too little, too late”. They pitched for further thinning of the highest tax slab of 28 per cent. They