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SME Times News Bureau | 04 Dec, 2021
The Delhi unit of the BJP has demanded the reduction of Value Added Tax
(VAT) on diesel as well, days after the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
government in the national capital slashed petrol prices by Rs eight per
litre.
On Saturday, the Delhi BJP staged protests across 18
places in the city. Apart from demanding reduction on diesel prices, the
saffron party has asked the Kejriwal government to reduce the VAT price
on petrol by Rs eight more.
"We should see another Rs eight
reduction thus totalling Rs 16 in all, and VAT on diesel should now also
be reduced significantly so that Delhiites get the much needed relief,"
Delhi BJP media Chief, Naveen Jindal told IANS.
He said various
BJP groups since the last three days have been protesting for a cut on
VAT prices of petrol and diesel but Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seems
to be only strengthening his image of 'ghoshna mantri' (announcement
Minister).
Notably, the Delhi government on December 1 cut down
VAT on the fuel to 19.40 per cent from 30 per cent earlier, thus
reducing the price on petrol by Rs eight. At present, the price of
petrol stood at Rs 95.41. Before this decision, the petrol in the
national capital was sold at Rs 103.97 per litre.
In India, fuel
prices differ from state to state depending on the local taxation (VAT)
and freight charges. Besides, the Central government charges an excise
duty on auto fuels.
After adding excise duty, dealer commission
and VAT, the retail selling price of the petrol gets nearly doubled. The
Centre had in November reduced petrol and diesel rates by Rs five and
Rs 10 per litre, respectively. Post the Centre's move, the opposition
parties in Delhi have been urging the AAP-led state government to cut
VAT on petrol by at least Rs 10 per litre.
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari,
too, had earlier slammed the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government for
delaying its decision by nearly a month to reduce the VAT.
"Kejriwal
looted the people of Delhi for 27 days! The late decision (on reducing
VAT on petrol) has once again proved that he does not care about the
people! Had the decision been taken 27 days ago, the people of Delhi
would not have lost crores of rupees," Tiwari had said on December 1.
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