
Taxing fuel necessary for govt. to raise revenue: Somashekar
The Hindu
Minister for Cooperation S.T. Somashekar, who is also the Minister in charge of Mysuru district, said taxing fuel was necessary for the government to raise revenue, particularly when COVID-19 had impacted its other sources of income.
When he was addressing a press conference in Mysuru on Saturday to discuss the contributions of the Union Budget 2021-22 to various sectors, Mr. Somashekar’s attention was drawn to the increasing price of petrol and diesel, besides other essential commodities.
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