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Home | India | Pm Modi Flags Higher Fuel Price In Opposition Ruled States

PM Modi flags higher fuel price in opposition-ruled states

New Delhi: Flagging higher fuel prices in many opposition-ruled states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged them to reduce VAT in “national interest” to benefit the common man and work in the spirit of cooperative federalism in this time of global crisis. Modi raised the issue of many states not adhering to the Centre’s […]

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Published Date - 05:45 PM, Wed - 27 April 22
PM Modi flags higher fuel price in opposition-ruled states
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New Delhi: Flagging higher fuel prices in many opposition-ruled states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged them to reduce VAT in “national interest” to benefit the common man and work in the spirit of cooperative federalism in this time of global crisis.
Modi raised the issue of many states not adhering to the Centre’s call for reducing the Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel after his government slashed excise duties on them in November last, and called it “injustice” to people living there and also harmful for neighbouring states.

The prime minister focussed a big part of his concluding remarks in his meeting with chief ministers to review the COVID-19 situation on the issue of fuel price, whose rise has been a matter of public debate and a cause behind the surge in inflation.

Boosting cooperative federalism is necessary for strengthening the Indian economy in the global scenario impacted by war, he said, in an apparent reference to the Russian attack on Ukraine, and called for better Centre-states coordination in economic decisions.
Supply chain has been impacted and challenges have been rising, he added.

Modi said the Centre had reduced excise duties on petrol and diesel in November to reduce its price burden on people. It had also urged to reduce VAT, which is imposed by states, and transfer the benefits to people, he noted, adding some states did and some did not.
It was mostly the BJP-run states which slashed VAT by different margins, taking the cue from the Centre. Most opposition-ruled states did not while the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi did it much later.

In his remarks, Modi cited the example of Karnataka and Gujarat, both ruled by the BJP, saying they have suffered revenue loss of nearly Rs 5,000 crore and Rs 3,500-4,000 crore respectively by reducing VAT but they did so to help people. Their neighbouring states did not, he added.

States like Maharashtra, West Bengal, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala- all ruled by different opposition parties- have not reduced VAT for some reasons, and prices there are higher than other states, he said.

“I am not criticising anyone but am praying to you for the welfare of people of your states…I urge you to reduce VAT now even after a delay of six months to benefit people,” he said, with chief ministers of most of these states listening.

In Chennai, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai, petrol prices (per litre) are over Rs 111, Rs 118, Rs 119, Rs 115 and Rs 120, he said, noting that they cost much lower at Rs 102 in the union territory of Daman and Diu, Rs 105 in Lucknow, Rs 106 in Jammu, Rs 105 in Guwahati and Rs 103 in Dehradun.

Noting that the Centre anyway shares 42 per cent of its revenue with states, the prime minister said it is his “special request” to these chief ministers to reduce VAT.

In this context, he also mentioned the “manifold” increase in fertilizer prices due to its rise globally, and India depends on its import.
The government does not want to transfer the burden to the farmers, Modi said, asking states to give top priority to people’s interests.
The opposition has often blamed the central government for high fuel price, while the BJP has cited rising crude cost in the international market for this and also attacked the states run by rival parties for not doing enough.

 

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