"In 60 Days...": As Centre Cuts Fuel Prices, Congress Does The Math
NDTV
Congress has hit back, saying the reduction is too little to matter and accused the Centre of 'fooling' people.
Moments after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced slashing central excise duty on fuel and gas to tackle surging inflation, the government through its Ministers has turned on the heat on states to get them to reduce state taxes as well. Expressing gratitude to PM Modi and Ms Sitharaman, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri raised the pitch on "refusal by some states to reduce prices". I want to highlight the fact despite this 2nd reduction in Central excise, price of Petrol & Diesel in States like Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand & Kerala remain around ₹10-15 higher than in BJP ruled states. 2/3Dear FM,In May 2014,Excise Duty on Diesel = ₹3.56/Litre.On 21st May, 2022,Excise Duty on Diesel = ₹21.80/Litre.U reduced it by ₹6 now.U increased Excise on Diesel by ₹18.24/litre and now reduced it by ₹6/litre.It is still ₹15.80 V/S ₹3.56 during Congress. https://t.co/GELhyUWFAC
Congress has hit back, saying the reduction is too little to matter and accused the Centre of 'fooling' people. "Nation doesn't need jugglery of figures to dupe the people," a senior leader said while pointing to figures from 60 days back and also the 2014 rates.
Informing that the price of petrol will come down by Rs 9.5, while diesel will be cheaper by Rs 7 as central excise duty on petrol has been cut by Rs 8 per litre and the same on diesel has been cut by Rs 6 per litre, Mr Puri pointed out that fuel prices in several states remain around Rs 10-15 higher than in BJP ruled states.
"I want to highlight the fact despite this 2nd reduction in Central excise, price of Petrol & Diesel in States like Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand & Kerala remain around Rs 10-15 higher than in BJP ruled states," he tweeted.
