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In a forceful rebuttal to the Congress party's persistent criticism of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday hailed the GST as a "God-Sent Tax," crediting it for enabling critical defense procurements such as the Rafale fighter jets and the S-400 missile systems. His remarks come at a time of heightened tensions along the India-Pakistan border. Taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Sarma wrote, "Rafale jets and S-400 systems don't j
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He calls it a 'God-Sent Tax' because he believes it enables the nation to fund critical defence procurements, such as Rafale jets and S-400 missile systems, thereby strengthening India's security and resilience.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been a vocal critic, often referring to the GST as the 'Gabbar Singh Tax' and accusing the government of complicating the original vision of a 'Genuine Simple Tax'.
The article specifically mentions Rafale fighter jets and S-400 missile systems as examples of defence equipment whose procurement is enabled by GST revenues.
The remarks were made at a time of heightened tensions along the India-Pakistan border, coinciding with renewed hostilities and retaliatory actions.
Rahul Gandhi has promised a 'GST 2.0' under a Congress-led government, featuring a single, low tax rate that would be fairly shared with the states.
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