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Sustainable fuel taxes

India needs a more transparent tax structure

Petrol and diesel prices remain unchanged for third consecutive day

In the financial capital Mumbai, petrol continues to be priced at Rs 109.98 a litre and diesel Rs 94.14 a litre.

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Live news: Reactions come in to the government's unexpected decision to help reduce petrol and diesel prices.

Sisodia urges Centre to further reduce petrol, diesel prices by Rs 15 each

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday asked the Centre to further slash petrol, diesel prices

Withdraw last year's price hikes of petrol, diesel: Congress

The central government reduced excise duty on petrol by Rs 5 and on diesel by Rs 10, and some BJP-ruled states have reduced VAT on the fuels this week

Top headlines: 23 states lower VAT on fuel; Diwali sale crosses Rs 1.25 trn

Delhi recorded its poorest air quality in five years the day after Diwali. Fuel pump dealers bleed on sudden excise duty cut on petrol, diesel. Here are the top headlines of the day

Fuel pump dealers bleed on sudden excise duty cut on petrol, diesel

Dealers earn a commission of Rs 2.58 a litre on diesel and Rs 3.85 a litre on petrol

Excise duty cut on petrol, diesel could reduce inflation by 30 bps

Petrol's price rise remained elevated even as it moderated to 22.26 per cent in September from 24.01 per cent in the previous month

23 states lower VAT rates on petrol, diesel after Centre's excise duty cut

According to an official statement, states that reduced fuel prices the most were Karnataka, followed by Puducherry and Mizoram

Chhattisgarh CM Baghel demands UPA-era tax rates for petrol, diesel

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday demanded that the rates of taxes on petrol and diesel should be brought down to those in force during the UPA government

Excise duty cut on fuel BJP's reaction to bypoll debacle, says Congress

Congress on Friday called the cut in fuel taxes a 'reaction' of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to the 'debacle' it suffered in the recently held by-elections to 30 assembly seats in 14 states

Digvijay demands Centre to cut excise duty on fuel prices to 2014 level

Singh on Friday demanded that the Centre should further cut the excise duty on fuel to what it was during the Congress regime in 2014, adding that the move will bring the prices further down by Rs 18

Petrol price further cut by Rs 8, diesel by Rs 9 in BJP-ruled states

Petrol price has been further reduced by as much as Rs 8.7 per litre and diesel by Rs 9.52 in BJP ruled states and UTs - from Ladakh to Puducherry

Kerala govt firm on decision not to reduce fuel tax despite criticism

Kerala government on Friday reaffirmed its stand that it could not forego the taxes on fuel due to the grim financial situation

A day after Centre slashes petrol, diesel rates, prices remain static

Accordingly, the pump price of petrol in Delhi, which fell to Rs 103.97 a litre at 6 a.m. on Thursday from previous day's level of Rs 110.04 a litre, remains at the same level on Friday.

Petrol, diesel prices will increase again in coming months: Energy expert

The prices of petrol and diesel will increase again in the coming months, said energy expert Narendra Taneja on Thursday.

Excise duty cut on fuel 'very sensitive decision by PM': Amit Shah

"It is a confirmation of our charge that fuel prices are high mainly because of high taxes," he said

Nothing short of stimulus: Fuel tax cuts may boost consumption by Rs 35K-cr

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

Bengal BJP asks TMC government to slash state tax on diesel, petrol

The BJP on Thursday said that the Mamata Banerjee government should reduce VAT on fuel

Cut in excise duty on fuel by-product of bypoll results: Chidambaram

The senior Congress leader on Thursday took a swipe at the BJP