NEW DELHI: Congress on Saturday demanded the withdrawal of all tax on petrol and diesel imposed during the last year, and said that the government should not discontinue the free ration scheme before March 2022.
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera Said that the government has increased the price of petrol by Rs 13 per liter and diesel by Rs 16 per liter in the name of Kovid. central tax, and it should be withdrawn immediately GST collection were at record highs.
“The government is patting its back and boasting about record GST collections from pre-Covid times. you used covid as an excuse to increase petrol and diesel price. Please take it back immediately as covid is over and GST collection is back to normal,” he told reporters.
“We also demand that poor welfare schemeUnder which food grains are distributed to the poorest of the poor, it should not be stopped in November. This should continue till March 31, 2022 as we all have seen India’s position on the latest hunger index.”
India is ranked 101st in the Global Hunger Index 2021, up from 94th in the previous year.
asked about the lack of VAT rates on fuel In Congress-ruled states, Khera said discussions are on and a decision will be taken soon.
However, he said the BJP and its allies have 27 states, while the Congress has three, but the major increase in petrol and diesel is due to central excise duty.
“Congress-ruled states are discussing the issue and a decision will be taken soon,” Khera said.
Central government reduced excise duty on petrol Rs 5 and Rs 10 on diesel, and some BJP-ruled states have reduced VAT on fuel this week.
The Congress has said that the BJP governments have done this after the results of the by-elections, in which the performance of the BJP was not good.
Khera said the BJP government should soon roll back more taxes on petrol and diesel, claiming that public anger could lead to worse consequences in the upcoming elections.
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera Said that the government has increased the price of petrol by Rs 13 per liter and diesel by Rs 16 per liter in the name of Kovid. central tax, and it should be withdrawn immediately GST collection were at record highs.
“The government is patting its back and boasting about record GST collections from pre-Covid times. you used covid as an excuse to increase petrol and diesel price. Please take it back immediately as covid is over and GST collection is back to normal,” he told reporters.
“We also demand that poor welfare schemeUnder which food grains are distributed to the poorest of the poor, it should not be stopped in November. This should continue till March 31, 2022 as we all have seen India’s position on the latest hunger index.”
India is ranked 101st in the Global Hunger Index 2021, up from 94th in the previous year.
asked about the lack of VAT rates on fuel In Congress-ruled states, Khera said discussions are on and a decision will be taken soon.
However, he said the BJP and its allies have 27 states, while the Congress has three, but the major increase in petrol and diesel is due to central excise duty.
“Congress-ruled states are discussing the issue and a decision will be taken soon,” Khera said.
Central government reduced excise duty on petrol Rs 5 and Rs 10 on diesel, and some BJP-ruled states have reduced VAT on fuel this week.
The Congress has said that the BJP governments have done this after the results of the by-elections, in which the performance of the BJP was not good.
Khera said the BJP government should soon roll back more taxes on petrol and diesel, claiming that public anger could lead to worse consequences in the upcoming elections.
.