09 May,2021 07:19 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed the government over the goods and services tax (GST) on vaccines, tweeting that the lives of people can be lost but the Prime Minister's tax collection should not be lost.
His remarks came after several Congress-ruled states questioned the five per cent GST on COVID-19 vaccines. With this GST, the state governments have to pay Rs 15-20 extra per dose to the central government. The Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh governments have opposed the move of GST collection, and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has asked for its waiver.
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