Lagatar24 Desk
Chandigarh, Nov 15: Haryana Petroleum Dealers Association has called for a statewide strike on Monday against Centre’s sudden decision to reduce central excise duty leading to loss of petrol pump owners. The strike that began at 6 am today will end at 6 am tomorrow.
“We demand the government to hike our commission and reimburse losses suffered due to sudden cut in excise duty. Due to the Centre’s decision on reducing the price of petrol and diesel, dealers have faced a loss of lakhs,” said Palwinder Singh, state vice president of the petroleum association.
Anil Kumar, State President petroleum dealers association had said, “We have been writing to the Haryana government about our concern but they are not responding to us”.
Notably, on the eve of Diwali, the Finance Ministry announced a reduction in central levies on petrol by Rs 5 a litre and diesel by Rs 10 a litre. It urged the states to commensurately reduce VAT on petrol and diesel to give relief to consumers. Following the Centre’s suit, 25 states and Union territories including Haryana, have undertaken a commensurate reduction of Value Added Tax (VAT).
