Can states afford to give up VAT revenue: P Chidambaram on govt's plea to cut fuel prices
Congress leader P Chidambaram took to Twitter to ask if states can afford to give up VAT revenue as the government appealed to cut fuel prices.
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Congress leader P Chidambaram took to Twitter to ask if states can afford to give up VAT revenue as the government appealed to cut fuel prices.
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After taking a critical view of the central government's request to the states to cut taxes on petrol and diesel, former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday said the facts about the states' share of tax reduction are contrary to what he had said previously as the entire burden of the duty cut would fall on the centre.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday wondered whether the states can afford to give up revenue from VAT on petrol and diesel unless the Centre devolves more funds or gives them more grants, likening their situation to being between “the devil and the deep sea”.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday clarified that the entire cost of the reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel is borne by the central government and the state's revenue won't be impacted by the move.