Hardeep Puri says Maharashtra govt collected Rs 79,412 crore as fuel taxes

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri questioned the Maharashtra governments decision to not reduce Value Added Tax VAT on fuel in order to provide relief to peoplePuri stressed his stand by highlighting that the State government is expected to collect Rs 33000 crore as fuel taxes this yearThe truth hurts but facts speak for themselves Maharashtra Government has collected Rs 79412 crore as fuel taxes since 2018 and is expected to collect Rs 33000 crore this year Adding up to a whopping Rs 112757 crore Why did it not reduce VAT on petrol and diesel to provide relief to people tweeted the Union Minister todayThis comes a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray slammed the Centre by saying that the state government cannot be held responsible for the spike in fuel pricesThackeray said to reporters on Wednesday after attending a meeting with the Prime Minister virtually Today in the price of one litre of diesel in Mumbai Rs 2438 is for the Centre and Rs 2237 is for the state In petrol price 3158 paise is central tax and 3255 paise state tax Therefore it is not a fact that petrol and diesel have become more expensive due to the stateThe Maharashtra Chief Minister added Maharashtra collects the highest GST of 15 per cent in the country Combining both direct taxes and GST Maharashtra is the number one state in the countryOn Wednesday Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a COVID19 review meeting with Chief Ministers of all States and Union Territories West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel were amongst those present in the meetingIn the meeting Prime Minister Modi appealed to the States ruled by nonBJP parties to reduce tax on fuel He said prices of fuel were higher in many oppositionruled states and urged them to reduce Value Added Tax in national interest and as a part of cooperative federalism to benefit the common manThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever