Is it not clear that they [the government] are going to increase bus fare and power tariff?” he said. Mr. Jayakumar said another message from the White Paper was a possible curtailment of the schemes based on social justice. On the increase in borrowings under the AIADMK government, he wondered which State had managed its finances without taking loans. Thanks to the measures taken by the AIADMK government, the finances improved in the later part of the regime. Dhinakaran voiced concern over the “tone” of the document which stood for an increase in the rates of property tax and motor vehicles tax, besides power tariff.

Source: The Hindu August 09, 2021 19:52 UTC