Maharashtra government must reduce VAT on petrol, diesel, Congress demands

Contrary to the stands taken by two other ruling parties, Congress has demanded that the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government should reduce the value-added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel. It has also asked the Central government should bring the auto fuel under the goods and services tax (GST) regime.

Patole pointed out that the Congress-ruled Rajasthan and Punjab had already reduced their taxes after the Central government’s decision to reduce the excise duty on petrol and diesel by ₹5 and ₹10 a litre respectively. Patole said that on similar lines, the Maharashtra government too should bring down its taxes.