Kabhi Khushi, Kabhi GST: Twitter’s Mixed Emotions Over New Tax

Twitterati remained divided on the virtues of the new tax reform which is being touted as a “good and simple tax”.

President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands after the launch of Goods and Services Tax (GST).

(Photo: PTI)

Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi eulogised the long due Goods and Services Tax (GST) at the Parliament’s midnight launch, making references to the ‘Bhagavad Gita’, Kautilya’s ‘Arthashastra’ – even invoking Albert Einstein, this is what the Twitterati had to say about what is being touted as a “historical” reform:

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Congratulations are in Order

There were those who supported this “momentous occasion” and congratulated the ruling government:

Then there were those who predicted the future:

Neither Good Nor Simple?

What GST really stands for according to some netizens:

One Twitter user didn’t seem to find GST to be simple:

Indeed, to what extent is the GST good or simple?

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Then of course, there was one guy who drew a comparison with demonetisation:

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#ReplaceMovieNamesWithGST

Here come the imaginative #ReplaceMovieNamesWithGST tweets:

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And some cracked super funny jokes on GST.