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'Gabbar Singh Tax' critique of GST knee-jerk, disservice to our institutions: Finance minister

MUMBAI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday termed the Opposition's criticism of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as 'Gabbar Singh Tax' as a knee-jerk reaction which is a disservice to the country's institutions.

Responding to a suggestion pertaining to the GST during a post-budget interaction with the industry in the financial capital, the Union minister explained that the GST council consists of all the states and the Centre, and the latter has only a one-third influence on the decisions which are arrived at.

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