‘Will increase tax so much you’ll find it difficult to sell’, Gadkari says as he proposes 10% tax on diesel vehicles

India’s road transport minister plans to submit a proposal to the finance ministry to levy an additional 10% GST on diesel engine vehicles, a move aimed at boosting climate-friendly vehicles in one of the most polluted countries. Calling it a ‘pollution tax’, Nitin Gadkari at the 63rd SIAM Annual Convention said it is the only way to reduce the usage of diesel vehicles in the country.