Is this the first time such food articles are being taxed? No. States were collecting significant revenue from foodgrain in the pre-GST regime. Punjab alone collected more Rs 2,000 cr on food grain by way of purchase tax. UP collected Rs 700 cr. (2/14) pic.twitter.com/T5G6FZ6lv5

— Nirmala Sitharaman (Modi Ka Parivar) (@nsitharaman) July 19, 2022