Gujarat BJP demands roll back of Service Tax hike


Ahmedabad, 16 March, 2012

Gujarat BJP in a statement said that the budget presented by Pranab Mukherjee today will increase problems for common people, middle class citizens and women. The state BJP unit demanded that 2% service tax should be rolled back.

In a statement state BJP president RC Faldu and spokesperson IK Jadeja said that fiscal deficit has widened. They said this is the budget of central government to cough up more money from the people. The budget will increase inflation. Central BJP vice president Parshottam Rupala dubbed this budget as central government’s revenge with common people.

Gujarat BJP women’s cell and economic cell have also criticized the budget.