Petrol Diesel Price: After the outage against rising fuel prices, PM Modi’s government decided to gift Indians the Diwali by reducing the excise duty on petrol and diesel prices. At the same time, many BJP ruled states also reduced VAT on petrol and diesel.
BJP, on the other hand, has taken a jibe at the opposition parties for not reducing VAT on oil prices in their respective states. In Maharashtra too, no decision has been taken yet to reduce VAT on petrol and diesel. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad has given a statement on this issue.
The veteran politician said, “We have to talk to the state government on this issue. They will definitely give some relief on petrol and diesel prices, but the Center should also give GST compensation to the state at the earliest. We can only help.” After this happens the people of the state.”
We have to talk to the state government on this issue. They have said that they will definitely give relief (on petrol-diesel prices) but the Center should give GST compensation to the state at the earliest. Only then will it be possible to take this decision to help the people: NCP chief pic.twitter.com/xY9sLma7yz
— ANI (@ANI) November 5, 2021
Meanwhile, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia pulled up the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government for not reducing VAT on petrol and diesel in the state.
Bhatia said, “Maha Vasuli Aghadi rules Maharashtra. Petrol is Rs 110 per liter and diesel is Rs 87 per liter. VAT on petrol in Maharashtra is Rs 31.19.”
As a relief in oil prices on Diwali, the central government announced a reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel.
Excise duty on diesel has been cut by Rs. 10 per liter and petrol at Rs. 5 per litre. The central government also urged the states to reduce VAT on petrol and diesel. Soon after the request, VAT reduction was announced in several BJP-ruled states such as Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Karnataka, Goa, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh.
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