MANGALURU: Slamming the central government over the introduction of 5% GST on packaged food products, including cereals, pulses, flour, curd, lassi, puffed rice and other products, deputy leader of opposition in assembly, and Mangalore MLA U T Khader, said that it is a severe blow for the common man.
Addressing the media here on Tuesday, Khader said that while the Centre had reduced the corporate tax from 30% to 22%, it has increased taxes on products used by people in the middle class and lower middle class.
