Congress slams Govt over different tax slabs for popcorn

Asks if PM will show courage for GST overhaul

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NEW DELHI: The Congress Sunday said the "absurdity" of three different tax slabs for popcorn under GST only brings to light the growing complexity of the system and asked whether the Modi government will show the courage to launch a complete overhaul for instituting a GST 2.0.

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh also claimed Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion is significant, input tax credit fraud is common, and the number of bogus companies set up to "game" the GST system runs into thousands.

"The absurdity of three different tax slabs for popcorn under GST, which has unleashed a tsunami of memes on social media, only brings to light a deeper issue: the growing complexity of a system that was supposed to be a Good and Simple Tax," he said in a post on X.