@narendramodi@nsitharaman@AmitShah ayment apps already earn 60%+ margins on soundbox subscriptions and collect treasury float on merchant funds held overnight.
Why treat essential trade like luxury services? If digital payments penalize thin-margin enterprise, counters will have no choice but to demand cash again
Respected PM @narendramodi ji, FM @nsitharaman ji & HM @AmitShah ji:
Levying 0.4% MDR on UPI payments above ₹2,000 might look negligible in policy circulars, but across general trade—hardware, electronics, auto spares & retail—it threatens business survival.
The real ground eco
@narendramodi@nsitharaman@AmitShah Modern trade operates on tight 4% to 5% gross margins. After paying shop rent, employee wages, electricity & freight, the net margin left is barely 1.5%.
On a ₹25,000 bill, net profit is ~₹375. A 0.4% MDR takes ₹100 (+18% GST)—wiping out over 25% to 30% of a merchant's actual
@tweets_tinku The argument that "people don't want to pay taxes" ignores reality. Even if a citizen falls below the direct income tax bracket, they pay substantial indirect taxes (like GST, fuel excise duties, and tolls) on almost every product and service they consume.
@Ramanand02 "Service Charge" ho, "Staff Welfare" ho ya "Staff Benefit", yeh poori tarah se voluntary hota hai. Khane ki keemat ke alawa restaurant aapse mandatory roop se sirf Government Taxes (GST) hi le sakta hai. Staff ki salary ya welfare dekhna restaurant owner ki zimmedari hai,
@Ramanand02 "Please remove the Staff Welfare Charge from the bill. Staff compensation and welfare are the employer's responsibility, and as a customer, this is completely optional for me. I am not liable to pay it."