Chennithala slams Budget as election stunt
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‘Hyperbole and unkept promises characterises latest Budget’
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‘Hyperbole and unkept promises characterises latest Budget’
Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala termed the Budget an election stunt. It smacked off a desperate political attempt to stave off sure defeat in the Assembly polls.
Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac had attempted to pull the wool over the electorate’s eyes by peddling half-truths.
Dr. Isaac had increased the base price of rubber, fixed at ₹150 by the United Democratic Front government in 2015, to ₹170 and claimed the nominal and belated increase to be a windfall for farmers. If he had a genuine concern for rubber growers, Dr. Isaac should have fixed the base price at ₹250 much earlier.