Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has called upon the people of the State to defeat of BJP-JD(S) combine in the coming Lok Sabha elections to protest against the alleged injustice to Karnataka over the issue of sharing of taxes by the Centre.
Addressing a public meeting after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for a slew of development projects worth more ₹470 crore in Malavalli taluk, Mr. Siddaramaiah said Karnataka was receiving only ₹13 out of every ₹100 tax collected from the people of the State. “The Centre is keeping ₹87 out of the ₹100. We asked them to give us atleast ₹50 out of it and keep ₹50”, he said.
During the year 2023-24, a total of ₹4.30 lakh crore tax will be recovered from Karnataka, which is the second highest tax paying State in the country. “But, in return, we get only ₹50,257 crore,” he said while asking why Karnataka should keep quiet over the alleged injustice.
