Bengal govt's chief adviser slams Budget 2022, calls it a bluff

Bengal govt's chief adviser raised many questions following the Budget 2022 was introduced by the BJP-led central government on Tuesday.

Chief financial adviser to the Bengal government, Amit Mitra, slammed the Centre over confusion in the GDP growth of the country as the Budget mentioned a 9.2 per cent growth while the Economic Survey and the RBI mentioned 8-8.5 per cent and 7.8 per cent growth, respectively.

"Who to believe? The Economic Survey or RBI or the Union Finance Minister?" asked Amit Mitra following the Budget 2022 was introduced by the BJP-led central government on Tuesday.

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He also pointed out that according to the Economic Survey, the country is under external debt of 600 billion US Dollars."No statement was issued in the budget as to how we are going to settle this debt," he said.

While raising questions on various other topics like unemployment and inflation, Amit called the budget a bluff. "This union budget is a bluff. There are many conditional announcements for farmers and citizens. No new schemes for states. No schemes for the elderly and for those who died due to Covid. Similarly, no schemes were given for the salaried middle class. This is anti-federal. No other word for this budget," he said.

There is no country in the world where unemployment and inflation are increasing equally, he added.

Amit Mitra also slammed the proposal of no change in the income tax slabs. He said, "There should be more money in the common people's hands. They are trying to show tectonic GDP growth. Is it a bluff or a lack of understanding?"