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Petrol Prices Not Coming Down As States Don’t Want It Under GST: Hardeep Singh Puri

Puri said petrol prices crossed the Rs 100-mark in West Bengal as the TMC government is imposing heavy taxes

Mumbai: The Union Minister Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday explained that the fuel prices in the country are escalating as the states do not want to bring them under the ambit of the GST. Also Read: Someone Else From TMC Will Become WB CM If I Don’t Win: Mamata Banerjee

“If your question is do you want the petrol prices to come down then the answer is yes. Now, if your question is why the petrol prices are not coming down, then the answer is because the states don’t want to bring it under GST,” he said. Also Read: Intelligence Alert: Pakistan’s ISI To Carry Out Big Terror Strike In India

In a media interview, Puri said petrol prices crossed the Rs 100-mark in West Bengal as the TMC government is imposing heavy taxes. Also Read: UP CM’s 4.5 Yrs Outsmart US, Europe In Terms Of Intellectual Ability: Edu Min

“The Centre charges Rs 32 per litre (as taxes on petrol). We charged Rs 32 per litre when the fuel price was $19 per barrel, and we are still charging the same even when the price rose to $75 per barrel. With this Rs 32 per litre, we provide free ration, free housing and Ujjawala, among several other schemes, to the people,” he added.

As of September 23, the price of petrol in West Bengal is at Rs 101.62 per litre, in Mumbai is at Rs 107.26 per land Rs 101.19 per litre in Delhi.

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