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Revenue won't dip due to GST, assures Tamil Nadu FM Jayakumar

Middle-class and people living below the poverty line will be safeguarded, says D Jayakumar

Revenue won’t dip due to GST, assures Tamil Nadu FM Jayakumar
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Gireesh Babu Chennai
The state of Tamil Nadu said on Saturday that its revenue post the implementation of GST will either be neutral or may increase, but won’t see a dip. The state had earlier objected to GST saying that it may lead to a fall in revenue.
 
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister D Jayakumar told reporters that manufacturing will increase and inflation will be controlled due to GST.
 
He added that the middle-class and people living below the poverty line will be safeguarded and it will also help small and medium enterprises.
 
“There is absolutely no need to be afraid.