Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday expressed the hope that petroleum products would soon come under the goods and services tax (GST).
At present, while products such as kerosene, naphtha and liquefied petroleum gas are part of the GST, five items — crude oil, natural gas, aviation fuel, diesel and petrol — do not come under the GST umbrella.
“We expect all petroleum products to be part of the GST in a few days. We will push for that. States have concerns about what will happen to their service tax and VAT. But I believe that the GST will

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