She also clarified that it does not impact the GST regime. “The cess is linked to the capacity of packing machines… and the grammage of products, thus providing a transparent and predictable assessment basis…” The intention is that this levy shall capture the production potential of the unit... The levy is not on actual production, but production capacity,” Sitharaman said.

Opposition MPs, however, questioned the bill’s title being a mix of Hindi and English words and also demanded that the bill be sent to a parliamentary panel for further scrutiny.

Congress MP Shaktisingh Gohil questioned the title of the bill and said the bill was listed late, which didn’t give members enough time to go through it to move amendments.

Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale also questioned the bill’s title and said, “If you want to be inclusive, maybe, since Bengal elections are coming, bring a bill named in Bangla... we will also celebrate it.”