Saturday, March 07, 2015
Sufficient funds were not allocated to the 7th Pay Commission
Sufficient funds were not allocated to the 7th Pay Commission
No Fund Allocation to 7th Pay Commission – Central Government Employees Protest
Employees of the Income Tax Department, located in Nungambakkam,
launched a protest yesterday condemning the fact that the Central Budget
had not allocated sufficient funds to the 7th Pay Commission.
A meeting was held at the Income Tax office premises yesterday by the
Central Government Employees Sammelan, during which the recently
announced budget was analyzed and criticized. The protests were led by
the Sammelan’s general secretary, Duraipandi. While addressing the
gathering, he said, “The economic report submitted by the Government is
not in favour of the masses. During the election campaigns, BJP promised
to reduce inflation, bring back black money, and to eradicate
unemployment.
“But the fact remains that even when the prices of petroleum and crude
oil fell by nearly 50% around, the world, the Central Government had
actually increased the excise tax and made sure that the benefits of
falling global prices don’t reach the general public. The increase in
service taxes led to an all-round increase in prices.
“While the Government reduces corporate taxes on cash-rich companies
from 30% to 25, it provided no relief to the salaried classes.
Allocations to social welfare, medicines, and education remain extremely
insufficient. Moreover, sufficient funds were not allocated to the 7th
Pay Commission. We are going to hold protests outside the Parliament on
April 28 to protest this callous attitude of the Government, to object
to its decision to not merge the dearness allowance and basic pay, and
to demand immediate announcement of interim relief.”
Source: cgemployeesnews.in
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