Dombrovskis said there were several developments that risked hampering the recovery. One of these was inflation, which stood at 4.1 per cent in October in the eurozone.
The DPCC chief further alleged that the Delhi government does not use the collection of over Rs 25,000 crore from VAT from petroleum products.
The Kerala Assembly on Monday witnessed a novel mode of protest as an opposition legislator pedalled a bicycle to reach the House complex against the state government's stand not to forgo tax on fuel
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The retail price of petrol and diesel is decided after adding central excise, commission paid to dealers and value-added tax (VAT) to basic oil prices
In the financial capital Mumbai, petrol continues to be priced at Rs 109.98 a litre and diesel Rs 94.14 a litre.
The Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government announced a reduction in the value-added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel by Rs 5.20 per litre each.
Dealers earn a commission of Rs 2.58 a litre on diesel and Rs 3.85 a litre on petrol
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
According to an official statement, states that reduced fuel prices the most were Karnataka, followed by Puducherry and Mizoram
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
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
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 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 government on Friday reaffirmed its stand that it could not forego the taxes on fuel due to the grim financial situation
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.
The prices of petrol and diesel will increase again in the coming months, said energy expert Narendra Taneja on Thursday.
"It is a confirmation of our charge that fuel prices are high mainly because of high taxes," he said
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 Union home minister on Thursday lauded Modi's decision regarding the excise duty on fuel