The Chhattisgarh government on Monday decided to reduce Value Added Tax on petrol and diesel by 1% and 2%, respectively.
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The entire revenue loss on account of reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 10 and Rs 5 a litre respectively will be borne by the Centre
Fuel prices remained unchanged in the country on Monday after the revision of duties, providing a much needed relief to consumers from the consistent increase in the rates earlier.
With available data, commercial vehicles, most of which run on diesel, are the top users
Punjab has seen the biggest reduction in price of petrol after it cut local sales tax or VAT the most while Union Territory of Ladakh witnessed the largest reduction in diesel rates for same reason.
While the Centre has reduced the road cess component of excise duty which is not shared with states, the cut will bring down the VAT kitty by Rs 9,000 crore, rating agency says
The move would also increase the revenue of both the Centre and states, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday
The court issued the notice to the Goods and Services Tax Council on Monday
After big cuts in petrol and diesel prices following the Centre and states reducing taxes, fuel prices have remained unchanged
With the Centre slashing excise duty on petrol and diesel, the Chandigarh Administration has also announced a reduction of Rs 7 per litre in VAT on fuels making them cheaper in the Union Territory.
With revenues set to exceed the annual target by Rs 2 trillion, a softer revenue loss that boosts consumption will provide immense relief, especially to lower income households
The state government in a release claimed that Karnataka is the first state to reduce sales tax on petrol and diesel
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The company said that the service is meant for customers seeking diesel in quantities as low as 20 litres
LPG rates were last hiked by Rs 15 per cylinder on October 6, taking the total increase in rates since July to Rs 90 per 14.2-kg cylinder
The fourth straight day of 35 paise per litre hike sent petrol and diesel rates to record highs across the country.
Petrol and diesel prices were hiked again across the country on Thursday after a pause of two days.Petrol prices increased by Rs 0.35 paise to Rs 104.79 per litre in the national capital while the price of diesel was raised by the same amount to Rs 93.52 per litre.In Mumbai, popularly known as the financial of India, petrol prices were raised by Rs 0.34 to Rs 110.75 per litre, and diesel by Rs 0.37 to Rs 101.4 per litre.Petrol and diesel have been priced at Rs 113.37 and Rs 102.66 respectively in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal, Rs 105.43 and Rs 96.63 respectively in West Bengal's Kolkata and Rs 102.10 and Rs 97.93 in Chennai respectively.Oil companies started raising auto fuel prices last week. The pause on the prices on October 12 and 13 came after a seven-day consecutive rise.
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