Why south Indian states have started a tax movement|
The News Minute Feb 9, 2024
The debate on the north- south divide has reignited. This time, three states are leading what they call the #southtaxmovement against the Modi led union government. Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have pointed out that the union government distributes tax revenue unfairly.
In this interim budget, the allocation for one northern state–Uttar Pradesh alone is significantly higher than to all five southern states– combined. While Uttar Pradesh is getting around 2.29 thousand cr, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana combined are getting around Rs 1.93 thousand cr. In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna looks at how the south faces a discrimination in the allocation of funds and what the solutions are
Comments: @SanthoshKumar-ye3sh TN minister Mr. PTR has been voicing out this GST issue for the past three years, good that the awareness of this disparity is gaining momentum. The GST collection of southern states if not sent to the centre and utilized among the southern states, the southern economy would be par with developed nations in a few years. If this has to happen, you all can easily guess what needs to be done...