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 […]
Hyderabad: State unit of BJP has not responded to the demand of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao that the Centre should withdraw cess on petrol and diesel completely to benefit the common man, but argued that the TRS government had increased the Value Added Tax (VAT) in 2015. At a press conference here on Monday, […]
The increase led to rates in Delhi climbing to Rs 92.58 per litre and diesel to Rs 83.22, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.