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Taxes on all motor vehicles in India need to be rationalised: RC Bhargava

The taxes, however, should not be the same for different types of cars as the "regulatory burn" on small cars is higher than on bigger cars in India

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RC Bhargava at the event on Monday

Raghav Aggarwal New Delhi
The taxes on motor vehicles in India have historically been among the highest in the world and need to be rationalised, Maruti Suzuki Chairman RC Bhargava said at an event on Monday. However, the taxes must not be the same for different car sizes, he noted.

"All taxation on the motor industry should be rationalised. It should be treated like it is in the rest of the world," Bhargava said at the company's Annual Media Interaction in New Delhi.  

On December 18, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council announced a single definition for sports utility vehicles (SUVs) across all