Arun Jaitley’s Arrogant Answer on Telangana’s Demand

Central Government had rejected Telangana’s demand to exempt or lower GST on the existing Irrigation Projects being taken up in the state. Telangana is saying that this will bring an additional burden of 9000 Crore on the state exchequer.

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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley reportedly asked Telangana to check out its calculations and also clarified that GST can not be lowered further. He reminded that GST is already reduced from 18% to 12% on Government Projects.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao reacted strongly on the GST burden earlier. He even wrote a letter to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi demanding that GST should be lowered or exempted. Telangana government sees Jaitley’s answer as Arrogant.