{"id":303249,"date":"2018-09-26T05:20:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T05:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=303249"},"modified":"2018-09-26T05:20:16","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T05:20:16","slug":"delhi-4-other-northern-states-agree-to-fix-uniform-tax-rate-on-fuels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/delhi-4-other-northern-states-agree-to-fix-uniform-tax-rate-on-fuels\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi, 4 other Northern states agree to fix uniform tax rate on fuels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/prices-of-petrol-and-diesel-at-record-high-2\/diesel\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-302389\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-302389 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/diesel-276x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/diesel-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/diesel-386x420.jpg 386w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/09\/diesel.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/a>Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh on September 25 agreed to move towards uniform tax rates on petroleum products, amid rising fuel prices. All the states and a Union territory are ruled by three different parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In addition, the five states also agreed to bring uniformity in taxes on liquor and registration of vehicles and transport permit, official release said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">With the initiatives of Captain Abhimanyu, Haryana Finance and Excise and Taxation minister, the finance ministers of five states and officials of Chandigarh organized a meeting to deliberate on fixing uniform rate of taxes on petrol and diesel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;It was agreed during the meeting to bring uniformity on the tax rates of petrol and diesel,&#8221; official release said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">While addressing the media following the meeting Captain Abhimanyu said, &#8220;The Finance Ministers and officials of Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Union Territory of Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi attended this meeting.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Release further said, the participating states also decided to constitute a sub-committee, which would give their recommendation with regard to uniformity in tax rates and send the report to their respective state governments in next fifteen days.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh on September 25 agreed to move towards uniform tax rates on petroleum products, amid rising fuel prices. All the states and a Union territory are ruled by three different parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). 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