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Govt Reduces Petrol Price By Rs 12 Per Litre, Diesel Rs 17 A Litre

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November 4, 2021
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JK slashes tax on Petrol, Diesel by Rs 2.5, to be cheaper by Rs 5 from midnight
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Srinagar Nov 4: The J&K government reduced petrol price by Rs 12 a litre and diesel by Rs 17 per litre following reduction of excise duty on the fuels by the Centre.
“PM @narendramodi Ji has given a great Deepawali gift by announcing reduction in excise duty on Petrol&Diesel. In addition,J&K admin has decided to reduce additional Rs.7 on Petrol&Diesel,thereby reducing Petrol price by Rs.12/litre &Diesel by Rs.17/litre in UT from today,” Lieutenant Governor manoj Sinha said in a tweet.
Meanwhile, National Conference called the reduction in petrol and diesel prices mere eyewash and below par as compared to the exorbitant cumulative increase in the previous months.
Echoing the public sentiment on the meager decrease in the petrol and diesel rates, Party Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said that when petroleum prices were deregulated, the assurance was zero excise duties but the government has just come up with cosmetic measures, which are below par as compared to the cumulative hike in the price of fossil fuels since 2018.
Calling the reduction a knee jerk reaction to the losses in by-poll elections, Imran said the measures won’t provide much relief to consumers, who have been at receiving end due to the incessant tax imposition. “The measures are not enough and just meant to save the situation arising in wake of the poll debacle it has faced in the by polls on various Lok Sabha and Assembly seats across the country. It is the electoral setback which has prompted the BJP government to slash rates on Petrol and Diesel. If the government was really concerned about people then it should have refrained from increasing petrol and Diesel rates or at least modulated the rates by decreasing the excise duty to ensure that the rates are affordable for consumers. The Central Excise Duty on Petrol was ₹19.48 and Diesel ₹15.33 in 2017 and with the reduction announced today, it’s still ₹27.90 for Petrol and ₹21.80 for Diesel,” he said.
Unimaginable misery brought by hike in the petrol and Diesel prices is having a crippling impact on the savings of middle and lower middle class families across the country and J&K is no exception to it,” he said.
Now that the states have been asked to reduce VAT (Value Added Tax) on petrol and diesel to give relief to consumers, it is expected that the J & K administration will also take immediate and concrete steps to comply. “Additional VAT reduction on petrol and Diesel will directly benefit the people in J&K and save them out of pocket expenditures on their daily commute. Such a reduction will also decrease the freight charges and result in decrease in inflation to a greater extent. I hope that the incumbent administration will take steps in this direction at an earliest,” he added.

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