New Delhi: Delhi Congress President Anil Kumar on Saturday wrote to the Chairman of the Minister of Arvind Kejriwal, demanding a reduction in value added tax (PPN) at fuel prices in the city.
In an official statement, the Delhi Congress said that in his letter Kumar had attracted cm attention to the difficulty of the people because of the increase in gasoline and diesel prices.
“The Delhi government collected Rs 23 of one liter of gasoline and RS 13 of one liter of diesel as VAT who was a betrayal of Delhi people.
Delhi people are looking for replies from higher VAT.
Coupled with the customs charged by Petrol and Diesel The Modi government has become more expensive than before in Delhi, “Kumar said in a statement.
The statement quoted Kumar said, “Why the Head of the Minister Delhi remained silent when the price of fuel had surged through the roof, and why he did not take problems with the MOD government to reduce taxes, so that gasoline and diesel can be sold.
National capital at affordable prices.” Department Social Media Delhi Congress has also launched a missed call number (962577907) and hashtag to invite public responses to rising fuel prices.
The hashtags launched by the party is #tel_Khel_Bandh_karo, #Petrol_Diesel_Me_VAT_KI_LOOT.
In Delhi, the price of gasoline rose to Rs 100.91 per liter and diesel to Rs 89.88 per liter on Saturday.
Fuel prices are different from state to state depending on local tax events such as VAT and shipping costs.
55 percent of the retail price of gasoline in Delhi consisted of tax (RS 32.90 Customs liters collected by the central government and RS 28.80 PPN was collected by the state government).
Half of the diesel price consisted of tax (RS 31.80 Central Excise and RS 13.04 PPN state).