“Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced festival advance of Rs 10,000 for central government employees. It comes with 18 per cent GST. The amount after deduction is Rs 8,200 and can’t be availed as cash directly.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Oct 2020.
Vishvas News rated thisFALSE
What Vishvas News found
While it is true that Finance Minister announced Rs 10,000 festival advance for government employees, the claim that it comes with 18 per cent GST is false.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 October 2020. Vishvas News (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 October 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
This check was done by Vishvas News, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.