After Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh announces Rs 2 cut in VAT on petrol & diesel
AMRAVATI: After poll-bound Rajasthan, the Andhra Pradesh government Monday announced a Rs 2 cut in VAT on petrol and diesel to check the mounting prices of these fuels. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced the reduction in Value Added Tax in the state assembly. He said the state government was currently levying Rs 4 per […]
Delhi launches doorstep delivery of public services
NEW DELHI: Calling it a “historic step” and “revolutionary change”, the Delhi government on Monday launched the doorstep delivery of 40 public services for the people living in the national capital. Launching the scheme at the Delhi Secretariat, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said people will now not have to waste their time standing in queues […]
Chidambaram dares BJP to contradict official data on economy
NEW DELHI:Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Sunday dared the BJP to contradict an official data on growth which has said the economy clocked a 10.08-per cent growth in 2006-07 under the UPA rule, the highest since liberalisation in 1991. The former finance minister reacted after BJP president Amit Shah asked his party leaders to challenge […]
Rajasthan cuts VAT on petrol, diesel by 4 percentage points ahead of assembly polls
JAIPUR: Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje today announced a 4 percentage point reduction in value added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel, which will reduce their prices by Rs 2.5 per litre in the state. VAT on petrol will be reduced from 30% to 26% and on diesel from 22% to 18%, Raje said at […]