Telangana BJP criticises state govt over VAT on fuel, pours liquor on CM KCR's poster
2 years, 7 months ago

Telangana BJP criticises state govt over VAT on fuel, pours liquor on CM KCR's poster

India Today  

Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Centre's decision to reduce excise duty on fuel, the Bhartiya Janata Party leaders in Telangana's Achampet poured milk on PM's poster on Sunday. Telangana has the second-highest VAT on petrol in the country.BJP state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar also thanked PM Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman for taking a courageous decision to reduce the price of petrol, diesel and LPG cylinders. READ | Centre didn’t ask before hiking fuel prices; why exhort states to cut VAT now, asks TN finance minister “If the state government can reduce the VAT, it could make petrol available for Rs 80 per litre,” he said. READ | Telangana BJP to hold 'Hindu Ekta Yatra' in Karimnagar on May 25 as part of Hanuman Jayanti celebration ALSO READ | Can states afford to give up VAT revenue: P Chidambaram on govt's plea to cut fuel prices

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Maharashtra govt reduces VAT on petrol, diesel in Mumbai region. Check new prices
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra govt reduces VAT on petrol, diesel in Mumbai region. Check new prices

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra government on Friday announced its decision to reduce Value Added Tax on diesel and Petrol for the Mumbai region. Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, while tabling the state Budget for 2024-25, said the government is reducing 24% to 21% of VAT on diesel for Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane region. “Tax on diesel is being decreased from 24% …

Tax gap: Vehicles from Karnataka cross Goa border every evening to tank up
6 months ago

Tax gap: Vehicles from Karnataka cross Goa border every evening to tank up

New Indian Express  

KARWAR: Tanking up in Goa holds multiple meanings these days. As the sun sets, vehicles from Karnataka appear to form a queue to cross the checkpost in Karwar and enter Goa. With the Karnataka government raising sales tax on petrol and diesel, vehicle users from Karwar are making a beeline to petrol pumps close to the border, where petrol costs …

Congress hiked fuel prices as revenge for poll debacle: Karnataka LoP Ashoka
6 months, 1 week ago

Congress hiked fuel prices as revenge for poll debacle: Karnataka LoP Ashoka

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Hitting out at the state government for increasing petrol and diesel prices in Karnataka, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R Ashoka claimed that the Congress-led dispensation is taking revenge on the people for defeating the party in the recent Lok Sabha polls. “During the previous BJP government, when fuel became costlier by just Re 1, the present CM …

HD Kumaraswamy slams Karnataka government for fuel price hike: 'To fund schemes'
6 months, 1 week ago

HD Kumaraswamy slams Karnataka government for fuel price hike: 'To fund schemes'

India Today  

Union Heavy Industries and Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday lashed out at the Congress-led Karnataka government for the recent hike in sales tax on fuel, which has made petrol and diesel costlier in the state. The Janata Dal leader said the fuel prices were hiked by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led government to fund Congress's guarantee schemes like Gruha Lakshmi in …

Fuel prices hike in Karnataka: A look at petrol, diesel rates across the Indian states
6 months, 1 week ago

Fuel prices hike in Karnataka: A look at petrol, diesel rates across the Indian states

India TV News  

Amid the uproar over rising fuel prices in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah assured citizens that the government remains committed to keeping fuel prices reasonable. He emphasised that Karnataka's revised rates are still more affordable than those in neighboring states like Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Even after this hike, our state's taxes on fuel remain lower than most South Indian states …

CM Siddaramaiah defends hike in petrol and diesel prices
6 months, 1 week ago

CM Siddaramaiah defends hike in petrol and diesel prices

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday defended the hike in petrol and diesel prices saying that it will ensure funding essential public services and development projects. With the opposition BJP and its ally JD coming down heavily on the Congress government for increasing the petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 and Rs 3.5 per litre respectively, Siddaramaiah said …

Karnataka Chief Minister defends fuel price hike: 'Will ensure funding for...'
6 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka Chief Minister defends fuel price hike: 'Will ensure funding for...'

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday justified the petrol and diesel price hike in the state, highlighting the state's "reduced revenue", and said it would ensure funding for essential public services and development projects. Defending the decision, the Chief Minister said, “The Government of Karnataka has increased VAT on petrol to 29.84% and on diesel to 18.44%. We remain committed …

Karnataka BJP Criticizes Congress for Petrol and Diesel Price Hike
6 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka BJP Criticizes Congress for Petrol and Diesel Price Hike

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: BJP leaders have strongly criticized the Congress government in Karnataka for its recent decision to increase petrol and diesel prices in the state. "The Congress government in the state has bankrupted the treasury by implementing unscientific guarantee schemes and has now betrayed the people by increasing the prices of petrol and diesel," Bommai asserted on X. BJP Mangaluru Vibhag …

Petrol Becomes Costlier By Rs 3 Per Litre In Karnataka As State Govt Hikes Taxes
6 months, 1 week ago

Petrol Becomes Costlier By Rs 3 Per Litre In Karnataka As State Govt Hikes Taxes

ABP News  

Petrol prices in Karnataka surged by Rs 3 per litre after the state government increased tax on petrol and diesel. According to the Petroleum Dealers Association, petrol and diesel prices are likely to go up by Rs 3 and Rs 3.05 approximately in Karnataka pic.twitter.com/rJDinVT6SK — ANI June 15, 2024 As per the Akhila Karnataka Petroleum Dealers Association, the cost …

Karnataka: Petrol, diesel prices likely to go up as state govt revises sales tax; BJP reacts
6 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka: Petrol, diesel prices likely to go up as state govt revises sales tax; BJP reacts

India TV News  

The petrol and diesel prices are likely to go up in Karnataka as the Congress-led state government revised sales tax by 29.84 per cent and 18.44 per cent. In a notification issued by the Finance Department, the government has hiked sales tax on petrol by 3.92 percentage points, from 25.92 to 29.84 per cent. BJP reacts BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla …

Fuel prices in Karnataka rise by Rs 3 after state government hikes sales taxes
6 months, 1 week ago

Fuel prices in Karnataka rise by Rs 3 after state government hikes sales taxes

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Karnataka state government on Saturday hiked the fuel prices by Rs 3 following the hike in Karnataka Sales Tax on petrol and diesel. The state government in a notification on Saturday, announced that it had hiked the sales tax from 25.92 per cent to 29.84 per cent on petrol and from 14.3 per cent to 18.4 per cent on …

Lok Sabha polls | Palaniswami slams DMK, BJP on fuel prices, funds for disaster relief
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls | Palaniswami slams DMK, BJP on fuel prices, funds for disaster relief

The Hindu  

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 said the DMK’s promise of getting the prices of petrol and diesel reduced was not credible, as the ruling party, in the past three years, had not brought down Value Added Tax on diesel, contrary to its assurances during the 2021 Assembly election. In a statement issued on the …

Petrol, gas cylinder prices will be reduced, if INDIA bloc is voted to power, says Udhayanidhi Stalin
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Petrol, gas cylinder prices will be reduced, if INDIA bloc is voted to power, says Udhayanidhi Stalin

The Hindu  

Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday promised to bring down the prices of petrol and gas cylinders, if people voted for the DMK in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Campaigning for the South Chennai constituency DMK candidate Thamizhachi Thangapandian in T. Nagar, he said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has increased the price of gas …

Petrol and diesel prices reduced by ₹2 per litre ahead of Lok Sabha elections
9 months, 1 week ago

Petrol and diesel prices reduced by ₹2 per litre ahead of Lok Sabha elections

Hindustan Times  

Petrol and diesel prices are being reduced by ₹2 per litre, Union petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced on Thursday. “By slashing petrol and diesel prices by ₹2, prime minister Narendra Modi has once again shown that providing welfare and convenience to his family of crores of Indians, has always been his goal,” Puri wrote in a post on X. …

Andhra Pradesh Slashes VAT on Natural Gas, CNG Prices Set to Plummet
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh Slashes VAT on Natural Gas, CNG Prices Set to Plummet

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: In a significant development, City Gas Distribution players and Natural Gas customers in Andhra Pradesh will now have a cause for celebration as the Andhra Pradesh Government has announced a substantial reduction in Value Added Tax on natural gas. Effective from 1st April 2024, the CNG prices in Andhra Pradesh is estimated to reduce from INR 93 per kg …

FM slams Telangana govt for failing to cut fuel tax, curb inflation
1 year, 4 months ago

FM slams Telangana govt for failing to cut fuel tax, curb inflation

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday slammed the Telangana state government, along with a few other state governments, for refusing to reduce taxes on fuels which, she said, was adding to inflationary pressures on essential and other commodities in the state. Speaking in the Lok Sabha on Thursday on the no-confidence motion moved by Opposition parties against the …

Lokesh gets fuel at Karnataka filling station to highlight difference in prices
1 year, 10 months ago

Lokesh gets fuel at Karnataka filling station to highlight difference in prices

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: Telugu Desam national general-secretary Nara Lokesh, on a padayatra, filled fuel to his convoy vehicles at a Karnataka pump on Monday while passing through Panthas Halli, a Karnataka village close to AP’s Chittoor district. Lokesh paid the fuel bill from his wallet and said, "While the price of petrol per litre in Karnataka is Rs 102, it is Rs …

Diesel prices hiked in Himachal Pradesh by the new Congress government
1 year, 11 months ago

Diesel prices hiked in Himachal Pradesh by the new Congress government

Op India  

On Sunday, January 8, the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh increased the value-added tax on diesel from 6.40 per cent to 9.96 per cent per litre. Notification issued by the government of Himachal Pradesh Apparently, the newly-elected Congress government has forgotten its pre-poll promise that the Congress party, if voted to power, will not increase fuel prices in the state. …

Petrol prices high in six non-BJP ruled States due to high VAT: Puri
2 years ago

Petrol prices high in six non-BJP ruled States due to high VAT: Puri

The Hindu  

Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday that petrol prices remained high in six non-BJP ruled States of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Jharkhand as the State governments had not reduced value-added tax. High crude prices Asserting that currently petrol prices in India were one of the lowest, Mr. Puri said oil marketing companies together …

Petrol Prices Above Rs 100 In Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai; Check Today's Fuel Rates Here
2 years ago

Petrol Prices Above Rs 100 In Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai; Check Today's Fuel Rates Here

News 18  

Fuel prices in the major cities of India remained unchanged for yet another day despite the ongoing fall in crude oil prices in the international market. In New Delhi, a litre of petrol costs Rs 96.72, whereas diesel is being sold at Rs 89.62 per litre. 96.72 per litre Diesel: Rs. 87.89 per litre Lucknow Petrol: Rs.Rs 96.57 per litre …

Petrol, diesel price relief
2 years, 5 months ago

Petrol, diesel price relief

Hindustan Times  

One litre of petrol was available at ₹106.31 while a litre of diesel was priced at ₹94.27 a litre, on Friday, the day after the Maharashtra government reduced Value Added Tax on petrol and diesel. Prices of petrol and diesel per litre have reduced by ₹ 5.04 and ₹ 3.01 in Mumbai. Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday announced …

Maharashtra government slashes VAT on petrol, diesel
2 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra government slashes VAT on petrol, diesel

The Hindu  

In a major decision after taking power last month, the new Maharashtra government led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis slashed the value-added tax on per litre petrol and diesel by ₹5 and ₹3 respectively. “This decision is part of the Shiv Sena-BJP government’s commitment to public welfare,” Mr. Shinde said, in an indirect jibe …

Maharashtra to cut petrol prices by ₹5/ litre and diesel prices by ₹3/litre
2 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra to cut petrol prices by ₹5/ litre and diesel prices by ₹3/litre

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday announced that the state government had decided to cut value added tax on petrol prices by ₹5 per litre and diesel by ₹3 per litre. Happy to announce that new Government under CM Eknathrao Shinde has decided to reduce Petrol & Diesel prices by ₹5/litre & ₹3/litre respectively,” Fadnavis later tweeted. “A decision …

Petrol & diesel to get cheaper in Maharashtra: CM Eknath Shinde in Assembly
2 years, 5 months ago

Petrol & diesel to get cheaper in Maharashtra: CM Eknath Shinde in Assembly

Hindustan Times  

Hours after establishing a majority in the floor test, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Monday announced relief in petrol and diesel prices in the coming days. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde speaks during a special session of the State Legislative Assembly. “A decision to reduce VAT on fuel will be taken soon to provide relief to the people of …

Petrol, diesel to get cheaper in Maharashtra as CM Eknath Shinde announces tax cut
2 years, 5 months ago

Petrol, diesel to get cheaper in Maharashtra as CM Eknath Shinde announces tax cut

Firstpost  

Maharashtra will reduce the Value Added Tax on fuel, bringing down the prices in the state, said new chief minister Eknath Shinde in one of his first decisions after winning the trust vote The Maharashtra Government will reduce value-added tax on fuel soon, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde informed the state Assembly on Monday. — Eknath Shinde - एकनाथ शिंदे July …

Maharashtra govt to reduce VAT on fuel soon, says CM Eknath Shinde
2 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra govt to reduce VAT on fuel soon, says CM Eknath Shinde

India TV News  

Highlights Petrol to get cheaper in Maharashtra after CM Eknath Shinde announces state will reduce VAT on fuel A decision to reduce VAT on fuel will be taken in the state cabinet soon, he said When Central govt comes with any state govt, speed of development increases multifold, Shinde said The Maharashtra government led by the Shiv Sena and BJP …

Government imposes Rs 6 per litre export tax on petrol, ATF; Rs 13 a litre on diesel
2 years, 5 months ago

Government imposes Rs 6 per litre export tax on petrol, ATF; Rs 13 a litre on diesel

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The government on Friday slapped an export tax on petrol, diesel and jet fuel shipped overseas by firms like Reliance Industries Ltd, and imposed a windfall tax on crude oil produced locally by companies such as ONGC and Vedanta Ltd. The government imposed a Rs 6 per litre tax on export of petrol and ATF and Rs 13 …

Petrol, Diesel Prices Announced Today; Check Rates In Delhi, Kolkata And Other Cities
2 years, 6 months ago

Petrol, Diesel Prices Announced Today; Check Rates In Delhi, Kolkata And Other Cities

News 18  

Fuel prices in the country remain unchanged for the duration of a month on Wednesday, June 22. Petrol price in Kolkata stands at Rs 106.03 per litre, while diesel price in the capital city of West Bengal is Rs 92.7 per litre. Maharashtra state government reduced the local VAT on petrol by Rs 2.08 per litre and on diesel by …

Petrol, Diesel Become Cheaper After Centre Slashes Excise Duty; Check Fuel Prices Today
2 years, 6 months ago

Petrol, Diesel Become Cheaper After Centre Slashes Excise Duty; Check Fuel Prices Today

News 18  

Petrol, Diesel Prices on Tuesday: Fuel prices continue their steady streak for the 24th day in a row on Tuesday, June 13. Prices of petrol and diesel have remained steady since the central government announced a cut in excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per litre, and Rs 6 per litre on diesel earlier in May. The Kerala government …

Petrol, Diesel Become Cheaper After Centre Slashes Excise Duty; Check Fuel Prices Today
2 years, 6 months ago

Petrol, Diesel Become Cheaper After Centre Slashes Excise Duty; Check Fuel Prices Today

News 18  

Petrol, Diesel Prices on Thursday: The prices of petrol and diesel were kept unchanged by the OMCs for the eighteenth day straight on Thursday. In Chennai, the petrol price is Rs 102.63 per litre, while diesel retail price stands at Rs 94.24 per litre in the capital city of Tamil Nadu. After the Centre relaxed the Excise Duty on fuel …

Petrol, Diesel Prices Drop Steeply After Centre Cuts Excise Duty; See Fuel Prices Today
2 years, 6 months ago

Petrol, Diesel Prices Drop Steeply After Centre Cuts Excise Duty; See Fuel Prices Today

News 18  

Petrol, Diesel Price Cut: Petrol price on Sunday, June 5, remained constant for two weeks while diesel price on the day also remained unchanged. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced an excise duty cut on petrol and diesel by a record Rs 8 per litre and on diesel by Rs 6 per litre respectively last month as fuel rates hit …

Petrol, Diesel Become Cheaper Post Excise Duty Cut; Check City-wise Fuel Rates Today
2 years, 6 months ago

Petrol, Diesel Become Cheaper Post Excise Duty Cut; Check City-wise Fuel Rates Today

News 18  

Petrol, Diesel Prices on June 1: The prices of petrol and diesel were kept unchanged by the OMCs for the tenth day running on Wednesday. The sharp fall in prices was seen after, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced a cut in excise duty on petrol by 8 per litre, and 6 rupees per litre on diesel earlier this month. …

Tamil Nadu: BJP President holds rally in Chennai demanding DMK to reduce VAT on petrol, diesel
2 years, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu: BJP President holds rally in Chennai demanding DMK to reduce VAT on petrol, diesel

India Today  

Tamil Nadu BJP president Annamalai held a rally in Chennai on Tuesday demanding the DMK government to honour its 2021 poll promise by effecting a cut in the prices of petrol by an additional Rs 5 per litre and Rs 4 per litre for diesel and Rs 200 as a subsidy of LPG immediately. Annamalai told India Today, ‘’We are …

Petrol, Diesel Prices Drop in Delhi, Mumbai Post Excise Duty Cut; Check Rates In Your City Today
2 years, 6 months ago

Petrol, Diesel Prices Drop in Delhi, Mumbai Post Excise Duty Cut; Check Rates In Your City Today

News 18  

Petrol, Diesel Prices Monday: Oil marketing companies have kept the prices of petrol and diesel unchanged on Monday, May 30, 2022. In Kolkata, the petrol price has been reduced to Rs 106.03 per litre after the excise duty cut, while the price of diesel now stands at Rs 92.76 per litre. The central government on May 21 cut excise duty …

Fuel Prices Drop After Excise Duty Cut; Check Petrol, Diesel Price in Your City Today
2 years, 7 months ago

Fuel Prices Drop After Excise Duty Cut; Check Petrol, Diesel Price in Your City Today

News 18  

Petrol, Diesel Prices on Wednesday: Third day in a row the prices of petrol, and diesel were kept unchanged on Wednesday after the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a cut in excise duty on petrol by 8 per litre, and 6 rupees per litre on diesel on Saturday. Following the central govwenment’s announcement on excise duty cut, the Kerala government …

Petrol, Diesel Prices Drop After Excise Duty Cut: Know How Much Tax You Pay On Fuel Now
2 years, 7 months ago

Petrol, Diesel Prices Drop After Excise Duty Cut: Know How Much Tax You Pay On Fuel Now

News 18  

Though the Centre has cut the excise duty on petrol and diesel thus bringing down the retail prices of the fuels, states, except a few, have not yet followed the suit. Here’s the full break-up of taxes one pays on petrol and diesel: Following the excise duty cut, the price of petrol in Delhi on Tuesday stood at Rs 96.72 …

Petrol, Diesel Become Cheaper after Centre's Excise Duty Cut; Check Fuel Rates Today
2 years, 7 months ago

Petrol, Diesel Become Cheaper after Centre's Excise Duty Cut; Check Fuel Rates Today

News 18  

Petrol, Diesel Prices on Tuesday: The prices of petrol and diesel have remained unchanged on Tuesday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a cut in excise duty on petrol by 8 per litre, and 6 rupees per litre on diesel on Saturday. The central government slashed central excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and on diesel by …

India trims taxes on fuel, commodities to fight inflation
2 years, 7 months ago

India trims taxes on fuel, commodities to fight inflation

Al Jazeera  

The steps will lead to a drop in annual revenues due to lower collections, raising concerns on India’s fiscal deficit. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Saturday a cut in excise duty on petrol by 8 rupees per litre and 6 rupees per litre on diesel. The new tax regime on petrol and diesel could result in the government losing …

BJP, TRS square off again on diesel, petrol prices
2 years, 7 months ago

BJP, TRS square off again on diesel, petrol prices

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The move to reduce Central excise on petrol and diesel by the BJP-ruled Central government has sparked a fresh battle over the prices of these two fuels in Telangana between the state Bharatiya Janata Party unit and the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti. The BJP, on Sunday, led by its state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Union minister G. Kishan …

Maha, Kerala, Raj Reduce VAT on Petrol, Diesel After Centre Cuts Excise Duty
2 years, 7 months ago

Maha, Kerala, Raj Reduce VAT on Petrol, Diesel After Centre Cuts Excise Duty

News 18  

Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Kerala have decreased VAT on petrol and diesel after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s call to provide further relief to consumers following a cut in excise duty by the Centre, though some other states appeared reluctant citing their inability to take more strain on revenue. State Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan said the central government had never consulted …

Fuel price cut: Nirmala Sitharaman rebuts Opposition flak, says move does not impact states' tax share
2 years, 7 months ago

Fuel price cut: Nirmala Sitharaman rebuts Opposition flak, says move does not impact states' tax share

Firstpost  

This comes after former Union finance minister P Chidambaram and other Opposition leaders stated that the reduction in excise duty announced on Saturday evening would reduce the share of states in Central taxes New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday rebutted the Opposition’s criticism of excise duty cut impacting share of states in central taxes, saying the Rs 8 …

Uttar Pradesh, other States should slash VAT on petrol, diesel: BSP chief Mayawati
2 years, 7 months ago

Uttar Pradesh, other States should slash VAT on petrol, diesel: BSP chief Mayawati

The Hindu  

With the Centre slashing the excise duty on petrol and diesel, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on May 22 said it was the duty of not only Uttar Pradesh but also of other States to immediately announce a cut in VAT on fuel. Petrol price on May 22 was slashed by ₹8.69 a litre and that of diesel by ₹7.05 …

Petrol price down by ₹8.69, diesel by ₹7.05
2 years, 7 months ago

Petrol price down by ₹8.69, diesel by ₹7.05

The Hindu  

Petrol price on Sunday was slashed by ₹8.69 a litre and that of diesel by ₹7.05 per litre following the government's decision to cut excise duty on auto fuels, giving relief to consumers battered by high fuel prices that had pushed inflation to a record high. The government had on Saturday announced a record ₹8 per litre cut in excise …

Petrol, Diesel Prices: Rajasthan, Odisha, Kerala Cut VAT on Fuel; Check Latest Rates
2 years, 7 months ago

Petrol, Diesel Prices: Rajasthan, Odisha, Kerala Cut VAT on Fuel; Check Latest Rates

News 18  

After the central government cut excise duty on petrol and diesel to cool the prices of auto fuel, several states are also following the suit by reducing value-added tax. The Centre has cut excise duty on petrol by a record Rs 8 per litre and that on diesel by Rs 6 per litre. The Kerala government has announced to cut …

Excise cuts make fuel cheaper
2 years, 7 months ago

Excise cuts make fuel cheaper

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Buckling under pressure, the government on Saturday cut excise duty on petrol by a record Rs 8 per litre and that on diesel by Rs 6 per litre to give relief to consumers battering under high fuel prices that have also pushed inflation to a record high. State-owned fuel retailers will pass on the excise duty cut to …

PM’s fuel VAT remark ignites war of words between Centre, Telangana
2 years, 7 months ago

PM’s fuel VAT remark ignites war of words between Centre, Telangana

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that several States, including Telangana, did not agree to the Central government’s request to reduce value added tax on petroleum products for some reason or the other has triggered yet another war of words between the State government and the BJP-led Centre. The Prime Minister went ahead to say that seven States, including Telangana, are …

Telangana CM KCR, son KTR claim VAT on fuel prices has not been increased since they came to power. They lied: Know the truth
2 years, 7 months ago

Telangana CM KCR, son KTR claim VAT on fuel prices has not been increased since they came to power. They lied: Know the truth

Op India  

The Telangana Chief Minister, Honourable Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, in his press conference on 7th November, had emphatically claimed that he has never increased the VAT on fuel prices ever since he came to power. On January 17th 2015, the Telangana government issued a GO increasing the tax on Petrol from the existing 31% to “31% + 2 rupees per litre”; …

Kamal Nath asks Madhya Pradesh government to reduce VAT on petrol and diesel
2 years, 7 months ago

Kamal Nath asks Madhya Pradesh government to reduce VAT on petrol and diesel

The Hindu  

Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on April 28 said the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh should pay heed to what the Centre says and cut VAT on fuel to provide relief to the people of the State. Mr. Modi raised the issue of many States not adhering to the Centre's call for reducing VAT on petrol and diesel after his …

On Burning Issue of VAT on Fuels, Oppn Says Not Right to Blame States; Hardeep Puri Quips ‘Truth Hurts’
2 years, 7 months ago

On Burning Issue of VAT on Fuels, Oppn Says Not Right to Blame States; Hardeep Puri Quips ‘Truth Hurts’

News 18  

Opposition leaders have reacted sharply to Prime Minister’s comments during a live telecast on Wednesday on states not reducing VAT on petrol and diesel despite the Centre slashing excise duty. Former finance minister P Chidambaram said on Thursday it would be interesting to know why the finance ministry “embarrassed” PM Modi by putting out the information on the day he …

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