It took 4 months for commonsense to ‘germinate’, says Chidambaram on GST

P. Chidambaram, former Finance Minister and Congress leaderP. Chidambaram, former Finance Minister and Congress leader took a dig at the government as the percent of GST on mass consumption goods has slashed from 28% to 18%. On Saturday he said, it took four months for commonsense to “germinate, flower and ripen into a fruit”.

“Ministry of Finance must be complimented for ‘improving’ the macro-economic situation in four months and 10 days!” Chidambaram said in a tweet.

“Four months and 10 days is the time taken for commonsense to germinate, flower and ripen into a fruit,” the Congress leader said in another tweet.

The former Finance Minister’s remarks came a day after the GST Council removed 178 items from the highest 28 per cent category.

-PTC News