“People asking us questions should get VAT reduced in states ruled by them,” Ravi Shankar Prasad mentioned
New Delhi:
With the Congress protesting in opposition to the excessive gas costs within the nation, the BJP on Friday mentioned the states the place the opposition get together is in energy ought to slash the VAT (value-added tax) on the petrol and diesel costs to offer aid to folks.
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad mentioned Rajasthan, which is dominated by the Congress, is among the many states with the best VAT on gas costs, noting that it’s 26 per cent on diesel in comparison with 20.2 per cent in Gujarat and 36 per cent on petrol in comparison with 16.6 per cent in Haryana.
“International crude price is at its place. People asking us questions should get VAT reduced in the states ruled by them. This will provide relief,” he mentioned, referring to the Congress.
Asked concerning the protests staged by the opposition get together in opposition to the rising gas costs, Mr Prasad famous that the worldwide crude worth performs an necessary position within the costs of petrol and diesel and mentioned gas costs have typically been introduced down in India when the worldwide oil costs fell.
He recalled that when Congress chief P Chidambaram was the Union finance minister, he had retorted that folks can very a lot purchase petro and diesel if they will afford ice cream for Rs 20 when he was requested concerning the excessive gas price.
Mr Chidambaram had made these remarks in 2012 when the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was in energy.
Mr Prasad mentioned this matter calls for some sensitivity, noting that the nation trusted imports.
Over 30 Congress staff have been detained in Delhi on Friday for staging protests at petrol pumps throughout the town to demand a whole rollback of the gas worth hike.
Congress staff protested in a number of components of the nation, blaming the Narendra Modi authorities for the excessive gas costs.
