The upcoming budget must eliminate “raid raj and tax terrorism”, the Congress party said on Sunday as it also called on the government to take action to protect Indian manufacturing jobs and take decisive action to shore up wages and purchasing power.

Congress General Secretary In-charge Communications Jairam Ramesh said the Modi government has long proclaimed its desire to improve the “ease of doing business” in India but yet in the past decade “we have only seen an easing of private investment which has fallen to record lows and the easing out of businesspersons who have departed India in large numbers for foreign shores”.