Fuel price hike: Centre wants states to club petrol under GST, says Pradhan

Govt is also working on larger roadmap to rationalise process of selling ethanol for mixing in petrol

In the backdrop of high petrol prices pinching the common man, petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said the Centre had recommended the states to bring petroleum products under Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Besides, the Centre is also working on the larger roadmap to rationalise the process of selling ethanol for mixing in petrol, Pradhan told Business Standard on the sidelines of a central government programme here today.

He said beyond the purview of clubbing petroleum products under GST by respective states, the proposed blending of ethanol with fossil fuels would go a long way in slashing oil import bill while helping