Auto LPG body wants GST rates to be lowered to 5%

At present, a rate of 18% has been set for commercial LPG; before GST rate was 23%

Though lower goods and services tax (GST) rates have boosted sales of auto LPG, the industry bodies want the fuel to be taxed at 5 percent, at par with compressed natural gas (CNG).

According to Indian Auto LPG Coalition, a lower GST slab may result in a reduction of auto LPG prices by about 10 per cent compared to CNG.

At present, a rate of 18 per cent has been set for commercial liquefied petroleum gas, which is used as a low-emission auto fuel. Earlier, the rates used to be 23 per cent, there by resulting in a drop in