Bizarre fuel shock stuns us; time to put petrol under GST? — Speak Out India
  • 6 years ago
Petrol and Diesel prices have gone up further today as oil marketing companies raised rates amid firming global crude prices. Oil marketing companies revised today as part of daily revision process. In Delhi, petrol retailed at over 4-year high level of over 73 rupees while diesel prices were at a record high. For our viewers, watching this broadcast in Mumbai, petrol prices are even higher at over 81 rupees. Why should consumers like you and me be paying through our nose for fuel? The government tells us crude prices are at over 73 dollars a barrel warranting an upward revision. The last time petrol prices were a record high was in September 2013 when crude oil was over 117 dollars a barrel. So the government's argument falls flat. The question we are asking on Speak Out India, is it time for government to bring fuel under GST? Is it time for BJP ruled states to cut vat and ease the Aam Aadmi's pain? After all BJP is in power in 21 states. That our debate.
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