BJD MP Amar Patnaik Retaliates Against States Lowering Fuel VAT

Amar Patnaik, Rajya Sabha MP and BJD leader retaliated at the Centre after it urged states to decrease VAT on petrol and diesel. During the lockdown, the Centre had dramatically increased excise tax, imposed extra excise duty, and had large revenue from cess, which was not shared with states. Odisha government will review its own resource base to determine whether additional VAT reductions are conceivable without jeopardising people's welfare programmes.