Mamata Banerjee urges PM Modi to cut taxes on petrol, diesel
The Hindu
In a letter to PM, she points out petrol, diesel prices have been hiked 8 times since May 4.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she was shocked that the retail prices of petrol had crossed ₹100 a litre across many States. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she urged him to substantially reduce the taxes charged by the Central government on petrol and diesel. “It is my earnest request that the taxes charged by the Central government on petrol and diesel be substantially reduced to give much-needed relief to the common people and also to check the overall inflationary trend in the country today,” she wrote.
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