Congress Leader Siddaramaiah Demands Reduction In Tax On Fuel Prices

In addition to demanding a slash in cess and sales tax, Siddaramaiah also suggested the fuel price in Karnataka be reduced more than Tamil Nadu's was.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today demanded a reduction in the cess and sales tax on petrol and diesel in Karnataka and suggested that the price be brought down more than it was done in Tamil Nadu, to bring relief to the public.

"The rise of petrol price from Rs 70 to Rs 130 in a short duration is abnormal. I can still understand if it was Rs 10 or Rs 20. I demand reduction in sales tax from 35 per cent to 15 per cent," Siddaramaiah, who is the Leader of the Opposition, said during a debate on price rise in the Karnataka Assembly.

He added that the taxes on diesel should be reduced from 74 per cent to 50 per cent.

Siddaramaiah cited the example of the Tamil Nadu government, which had reduced the fuel prices by Rs 3. "Our reduction in fuel prices should be more than it," he said.