P Chidambaram takes a dig at changes in GST regime, says it took four months 'for common sense to germinate'

New Delhi: Former finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday took a dig at the government over the GST rollback in tax slabs, saying it took four months for commonsense to “germinate, flower and ripen into a fruit”. [caption id=“attachment_4204843” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram. PTI[/caption] “Ministry of Finance must be complimented for ‘improving’ the macro-economic situation in four months and 10 days!” Chidambaram said in a tweet.

“Four months and 10 days is the time taken for commonsense to germinate, flower and ripen into a fruit,” the Congress leader said in another tweet.

The former finance minister’s remarks came a day after the GST Council removed 178 items from the highest 28 percent category.