Harish criticises Cong govt for increasing taxes & burdening people
accused the Congress govt of burdening the public by increasing taxes, contrasting it with the previous BRS administration which, he claimed, had reduced the tax load.
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Speaking to reporters in Siddipet on Friday, the ex-minister said that although chief minister Revanth Reddy had announced in the assembly that no additional tax burden would be imposed despite the state's financial crisis, the govt was now raising all taxes one after the other.
He pointed out that the Transport Department alone had imposed an additional 2,000 crore burden on citizens by hiking service tax, vehicle service tax, road tax, and motor vehicle tax.
"The recent hike in life tax on vehicles by the Congress govt is nothing short of a ruthless blow to poor and middle-class families in
. Without any justification, the govt issued GOs 53 and 54, increasing life tax on new vehicles and placing further financial strain on the poor and middle class," said Harish.
The BRS leader noted that, in today's economy, even a two-wheeler costs over 1 lakh. Farmers, small traders, and daily wage workers depend on such vehicles for their livelihood. Raising the life tax from 12% to 15% on two-wheelers priced above 1 lakh amounts to extortion, he alleged.
He further criticised the govt's plan to increase market values for property registration and its proposal to open more liquor shops in every mandal.
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