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84% households' income declined; Congress cites report, demands relief in GST, taxes, petrol prices

National Herald | 17/01/2022 08:18 PM | Click to read full article

Congress spokesperson Gaurav Vallabh quoted the Oxfam India report and said, "The income of 84 per cent of the households in the country declined in 2021, but at the same time the number of Indian billionaires grew from 102 to 142 (39 per cent growth).

"The richest 98 Indians own the same wealth as the bottom 55.2 crore people."

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