| Budget as anti poor, anti common people: congress | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 31 : Congress has termed the budget as anti poor and anti common people, with no initiative to address the problems of unemployed youth and different sections of the Society, while imposing taxes on almost all items of common use.
Reacting to the budget proposals, Chief Spokesperson JKPCC Ravinder Sharma described it as devoid of any major initiatives to provide relief to different sections of people especially the unemployed youth, farmers and daily wagers, old age & widow pensioners, besides further burdening to the common people who are already facing the brunt of steep hike in prices on all commodities of daily use.
He said that the Budget would lead to rise in the prices of almost all items of common use of people. The budget has shattered the hopes of large number of unemployed youth, the agitating daily wagers, need based and other categories of workers working in different departments including Anganwadi & Asha workers, besides the refugees, the farmers who have suffered huge losses to their crops in different parts of the State, besides neglecting the general demands of business community, who were demanding tax reforms.
He said that the BJP failed to get unreasonable tax on Vaishno Devi Yatris revoked, which speaks of their utter failure to respect the religious sentiments of people. The demand for removal of VAT on CSD items for ex-service men, besides necessary measures for the promotion of Trade and Industry are missing. The flood and rains affected people including traders and Farmers have also been left disappointed. |
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