By Admin 
Traders in Delhi’s Gandhinagar Market have given mixed reactions to the general budget presented by the Central Government. Traders say that this time’s budget is not going to have much impact and it has not given the required attention to the local markets as well as the problems of small businessmen.
‘This time’s budget is nothing special’- Pradhan Praveen Gupta
Praveen Gupta, shopkeeper and head of Gandhinagar Market, Subhash Road Association, while reacting on the budget, said that ‘this time’s budget is nothing special and it is almost the same as last year’s budget’. He said that there is nothing new in this which can give any special benefit to the district or local level traders. Praveen Gupta said that the budget mainly provides relief for people going abroad, where one tax has been reduced from 5 percent to 2 percent.
After this he said that the market situation has remained weak since the Corona period and the government should take concrete steps keeping in mind the situation of the market and small traders.
At the same time, Jitendra Singh, a shopkeeper of Gandhinagar Market and a member of the organization, gave a relatively positive response to the budget. He said that the GST rates on products have been fixed by the government in a balanced manner, which provides relief to traders. According to him, this will benefit not only the traders but also the consumers in the future.
‘If business is not good, then how will traders be able to pay taxes’?
Vice President of Gandhinagar Market Subhash Road Association and shopkeeper Narendra Sharma said that this time the budget has also been normal like last year. He said that at present business is not going well and the problem will not be solved by merely increasing taxes.
They believe that if business does not run properly, how will traders be able to pay taxes? However, he also said that making children’s education affordable abroad is a positive step. Along with this, he termed increasing the prices of liquor and cigarettes as a good decision.