HYDERABAD: TRS working president and minister KT Rama Rao has urged the Centre to lower the fuel prices and reduce the burden on people since international crude oil prices have fallen. He said the BJP government should immediately do away with all types of cesses on petrol and diesel.
He said if the prices of crude oil have decreased internationally, the benefit should be passed on to the people. He said the (Narendra) Modi government has been increasing excise duty and cesses. Since 2014, the Centre has increased fuel prices several times and imposed a Rs 26 lakh crore burden on the people in the form of fuel taxes and cesses.
“The Centre is exploiting the common people and serving the corporates. As it is too busy serving the interests of the corporates, it does not have any concern towards the sufferings of the poor and the middle class,” KTR alleged.
