This year, GST collection is about 12.4 percent higher than last year.
GST collection in April 2023 was Rs 1.87 lakh crore, whereas this April it has reached a record high of Rs 2.10 lakh crore.
Meanwhile, a video of Nirmala Sitharaman is going viral on social media, in which she recalls the exemplary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Covid-19 pandemic and his categorical refusal to increase taxes during this period. Do it.
The Finance Minister, in a video shared by a popular X handle 'Modi Story', recalled the series of steps taken by PM Modi to fight the pandemic and maintain the morale of citizens.
He said that there were two things which he remembers well till today.
“You will not take money from people to meet Covid needs
,” the Finance Minister revealed.
“When Covid was starting, there were five mini budgets.If you put me together, it would be the equivalent of a full budget. The urgency and promptness, the speed with which he would sit with you and work on things, because that was the need of the hour. You have to come up with relief measures, reassuring words, schemes that are relevant to the people,” Nirmala Sitharaman said.
“PM Modi said that even if we are short of money, we will never increase taxes to meet Covid expenses. We did not have much resources to spend on many things.We were thinking of increasing taxes but the PM was clear that it has to be done. No increase in taxes,'' he said.
The Finance Minister said that the second big step is to focus on providing relief to the people.
Under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, money was deposited in people's accounts.
"Third, PM Modi made all the ministers sit and talked to the district collector every day. This ensured delivery of PPE kits, masks and oxygen generators. My hospitals did not have this, it was up to us to get it from anywhere. Can get it and deliver it to them,” he said, recalling the central government's vigorous fight against the pandemic.
GST collection in April 2023 was Rs 1.87 lakh crore, whereas this April it has reached a record high of Rs 2.10 lakh crore.
Meanwhile, a video of Nirmala Sitharaman is going viral on social media, in which she recalls the exemplary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Covid-19 pandemic and his categorical refusal to increase taxes during this period. Do it.
The Finance Minister, in a video shared by a popular X handle 'Modi Story', recalled the series of steps taken by PM Modi to fight the pandemic and maintain the morale of citizens.
He said that there were two things which he remembers well till today.
“You will not take money from people to meet Covid needs
,” the Finance Minister revealed.
“When Covid was starting, there were five mini budgets.If you put me together, it would be the equivalent of a full budget. The urgency and promptness, the speed with which he would sit with you and work on things, because that was the need of the hour. You have to come up with relief measures, reassuring words, schemes that are relevant to the people,” Nirmala Sitharaman said.
“PM Modi said that even if we are short of money, we will never increase taxes to meet Covid expenses. We did not have much resources to spend on many things.We were thinking of increasing taxes but the PM was clear that it has to be done. No increase in taxes,'' he said.
The Finance Minister said that the second big step is to focus on providing relief to the people.
Under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, money was deposited in people's accounts.
"Third, PM Modi made all the ministers sit and talked to the district collector every day. This ensured delivery of PPE kits, masks and oxygen generators. My hospitals did not have this, it was up to us to get it from anywhere. Can get it and deliver it to them,” he said, recalling the central government's vigorous fight against the pandemic.
