VAT On Fuels

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Das said in his remarks while spelling out the outcome of the ongoing monetary policy review meeting that started on Monday.

State Congress President MP Pratibha Singh further demanded the government to reduce the prices of essential commodities, edible oil, pulses, flour and vegetables

Bowing to public pressure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a Rs 8 per litre cut in excise duty on petrol and Rs 6 a litre on diesel to avoid increase in fuel prices

The Union Minister hit out at the Opposition-ruled states for their criticism over the fuel taxes and said that the BJP-ruled states charge half the VAT amount than the non-BJP states

He was responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call on Wednesday to states to reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel "in the spirit of cooperative federalism"

Gandhi's remarks came a day after Modi flagged higher fuel prices in many opposition-ruled states and urged them to reduce VAT in "national interest"

All BJP-ruled states have reduced VAT on petrol and diesel, Puri pointed out

Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil demanded that the state government reduce the Value Added Tax on petrol and diesel, after the Centre recently cut the excise duty on the fuels.

State estimates GST shortfall of Rs 25,000 cr

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday announced a reduction in VAT on diesel, saying the move will help propel Delhi's economy

The move follows the Centre cutting excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre last week