Reduce fuel prices, Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai tells DMK government

Contending that for the first time Tamil Nadu government’s Value Added Tax is higher than the Union government’s Excise Duty, BJP state unit chief K Annamalai asked the DMK to immediately fulfil its poll promise of reduced fuel prices.

In a statement released on Tuesday, Annamalai asked the Tamil Nadu government to reverse the March 2020 government order passed by the AIADMK dispensation and calculate the state VAT as a percentage of cost price.

“For the first time, the Tamil Nadu government’s Value Added Tax (VAT) is higher than the excise duty imposed by the central government. If the tax imposed by the state government on petroleum products is higher than the Excise Duty imposed by the central government,