UP chief minister Ms Mayawati today announced cuts in sales tax on petrol, diesel and LPG prices.
Ms Mayawati announced a cut of Re 1 per litre for petrol and Rs 1.5 per litre for diesel, while LPG will be cheaper by Rs 11.35 after waiver of VAT. The new petrol price in the state will now be Rs 56.16 per litre, while a litre of diesel will now cost Rs 36.23.
The
Tripura government has also reduced cess on fuel from 5 per
cent to 2.5 per cent, according to a PTI report. Following
suit, the Sikkim government has also reduced sales tax on
petrol and diesel with immediate effect, thereby bringing down
their prices by Rs 2 and Rs 1.40 per litre
respectively.
These
steps came even as the Centre said it would not roll back the
hike in petrol, diesel and LPG prices that was effected on
June 5. “The decision ... is final and there will not be any
change to it,” petroleum minister Mr Murli Deora said
in an interview to a Hindi news channel.
Source
: The Statesman - Kolkata, India, dated
08/06/2008
