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In the 56th GST council meeting, GST rates are rationalised to two slabs of 5 per cent and 18 per cent by merging the 12 per cent and 28 per cent rates.
Congress leader P Chidambaram (Image: PTI)
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram reacted sharply to the newly introduced GST reforms. He welcomed the Centre’s GST rationalisation and rate cuts, calling the move “too late”.
In a post on X, Chidambaram said the current GST design and rates should not have been introduced in the first place, adding that the opposition had repeatedly warned against these issues for years, but their pleas were ignored.
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“The GST rationalisation and the reduction in rates on a range of goods and services are WELCOME but 8 years TOO LATE. The current design of GST and the rates prevailing until today ought not to have been introduced in the first place. We have been crying hoarse for the last 8 years against the design and rates of GST, but our pleas fell on deaf ears,” he wrote.
The GST rationalisation and the reduction in rates on a range of goods and services are WELCOME but 8 years TOO LATEThe current design of GST and the rates prevailing until today ought not to have been introduced in the first place
We have been crying hoarse for the last 8…
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) September 3, 2025
Chidambaram Questions Timings Of GST RevisionÂ
Congress leader further questioned the government’s timing for the reforms, speculating on the possible reasons behind the sudden change.
“It will be interesting to speculate on what drove the government to make the changes: Sluggish growth? Rising household debt? Falling household savings? Elections in Bihar? Mr. Trump and his tariffs? All of the above?” he added.
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