VIJAYAWADA: The State government is yet to make a decision on reducing value-added tax (VAT) on fuel even as the TDP and BJP are demanding it to lessen the burden on the common man. Most BJP-ruled States have slashed VAT after the Central government on Wednesday had cut excise duty by Rs 5 on a litre of petrol and Rs 10 on diesel.
Official sources told TNIE it was unlikely for Andhra Pradesh to slash VAT considering the State’s precarious financial condition. Responding to the opposition demand, Deputy Chief Minister (revenue) Dharmana Krishna Das, on the other hand, said the government would make an appropriate decision at an appropriate time.
