Nirmala-Abhishek GST Battle Escalates: Abhishek Posts Detailed List of GST Rates

• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accused Abhishek Banerjee of providing misleading GST information in Parliament.
• Abhishek Banerjee responded by posting a detailed list of GST percentages on various items, tagging Nirmala Sitharaman's X handle.
• He highlighted GST on powdered milk (5%), graph paper (12%), laboratory notebooks (12%), and crayons (12%), contrasting them with GST-free fresh milk and textbooks.
• Abhishek also pointed out GST on essential healthcare items like oxygen cylinders (12%), insulin injections (5%), and anesthesia (12%), despite consultations being GST-free.
• He criticized the 5% GST on incense sticks for funerals, stating, "Even sorrow has a price in 'New India'."