nDelhi Congress president Anil Kumar said that the decision to reduce “Value Added Tax” (VAT) taken by the Delhi government due to the constant pressure exerted by the Congress through frequent dharnas and demonstrations.
The Congress Delhi unit president said that the party will keep fighting till the rest content only if VAT on petrol is reduced and fixed charges on electricity are waived off.
“The Kejriwal government took advantage of the people’s plight following the Coronavirus pandemic crisis and lockdown to quietly increase VAT on petrol and diesel but it could not fool the vigilant people,” he said.
Kumar also demanded that the BJP at the centre reduce excise duty on petrol and diesel as the constant hike in taxes by the Centre and Delhi governments, despite crude oil selling at the cheapest rate in the international market, had put a heavy burden on the people.
He said that as a cascading effect of the oil prices going up, the prices of all the essential commodities also went up, making people’s lives unbearable.
“The public is under tremendous pressure and stressed out due to the Corona pandemic crisis and it would be a great relief for them if the prices of petrol and diesel are brought down to an affordable level,” he said.
