Economy•Quigma Port•20 May 2026
INDIAN MIDDLE CLASS DECLARES BANDH OVER GST ON DREAMS — 'FIRST THEY TAXED INCOME, NOW THEY TAX ASPIRATIONS'
Finance Ministry responds: 'Aspirations are a luxury item, please pay 28% GST on them'
The Indian middle class, arguably the most patient demographic in human history, has finally snapped. The trigger? A new GST slab that appears to tax everything between existing and surviving. "I checked my latest bill," said one IT professional from Skibidi Nagar, visibly trembling. "There's GST on my coffee, GST on my stress medication, and if you calculate compound interest on disappointment — well, that's GST on my dreams."
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