Mumbai: After a reduction of VAT on gasoline and diesel by BJP-ruled countries following the central decision to reduce fuel prices, surprising the Congress government led in Punjab and Rajasthan also followed in their footsteps.
Now, the question is that the Thackeray government, who ruled partner -Congress- also agreed to inflation up, falling in line? President Nana Patole’s Congress at a press conference on Wednesday demanded Maharashtra must also reduce prices on punjab and rajasthan lines.
While the source at the Ministry and Administration said there was no proposal yet, political analyst said the state could consider only ahead of civil elections scheduled in February.
This will help collect the tough government support ahead of important BMC elections, they said.
Interestingly, the economy of limping countries returned to normal considering pre-covid income.
In the overall inflation, fuel prices have a big role to play.
Restaurants and hotels in the state have warned of price increases because of high fuel costs.
Interestingly, experts demanded the reduction of Cess instead of PPN as a former is around Rs 10.20 on gasoline and RS 3 on Diesel in Maharashtra.
“If we calculate the amount of tax embedded in per liter the price of gasoline and diesel fuel, the state tax comes around RS 30 while the center is Rs 27.90.
At the State RS 30, Rs 19.86 is to VAT while Rs 10.12 is Cess.
anyway, in Diesel, state tax is Rs 20.20 where RS 3 is Cess.
Share center in Diesel is Rs 21.80, close to the country part.
Even if the amount of CESS is reduced, it will bring big help, “said the gasoline merchant and the price expert Kedar Chandak.
While stating that Maharashtra also had to reduce gasoline and diesel levels such as Punjab and Rajasthan, Patole also defended the government said that the central government had actually taken RS 30,000 Crore as income from countries by increasing Cess on gasoline and diesel.
“After facing a big defeat at Lok Sabha and the Assembly by-Election, the BJP government on November 3 reduced central excise with Rs 5 on gasoline and Rs 10 on Diesel.
But on the other hand, they continued to loot the public by imposing fuel CESS.
By reducing Their excise has reduced the share of revenue that countries will get.
Already, from March 1, 2021 to October 31, 2021, the central government has won around Rs 30,000 Crore from the state government as income from excise.
So the economically center exploits the community and the government The general state by increasing Cess on fuel, “he said.
Patole said at this time, the Central Excise Country Centers Rs 27.90 on gasoline and RS 21.80 on Diesel.
“According to the rules, the State Government should get Rs 11.16 on gasoline and Rs 8.72 on Diesel.
In 2020-21, the state government was given only 56 Paise instead of Rs 13.16 per liter of gasoline and only 72 Paise was not Rs 12, 72 on Diesel.
In addition, the center of imposing the development of Jalan Cess RS 18 and Agricultural Cess RS 4.
The state does not get its share of CESS collected.
As a result, the reduction of excise has reduced the share of accepted by the state.
Despite the low price of crude oil in the international market, the mod to continue Robbing people by selling gasoline with rates increase from Rs 110 and diesel at Rs 100 per liter.
Prices ideally should be around Rs 60 per liter, “he added.
The leader of the Sachin Sawant Congress said the state had very few generation sources of income such as excise, SGST, stamp dll affected during Covid Lockdowns.
He said the state must also fight covid himself, spend billions of rupiah from cash himself without the help of the center.
Ideally, in such circumstances, the center must facilitate revenue to the country by sharing the burden of fuel tax cuts, he added.
BJP State Spokesman Keshav Upadhye said all three parties in the government were not interested in serving people from the country, and only stalling time by giving unworthy reasons for deductions to avoid state taxes imposed on fuel.
“This is evident that their non-serious approach has resulted in no decision on problems when majority countries in this country have decided positive in the interests of the people in their respective countries,” he added.