Chandigarh, Sep 16: Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh today asked Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to reduce the taxes on petrol in the state.
In a statement here, Singh said Badal had no moral right to oppose the hike in petroleum prices by the Centre as his government has imposed exorbitant taxes on petrol in the state.
He said the SAD-BJP regime has imposed a total of 32.75 per cent taxes on petrol.
Singh said Punjab charges 27.5 per cent VAT, 10 per cent surcharge on VAT, Re 1 per litre infrastructure development cess and 1.5 per cent octroi.
In stark contrast, Congress-ruled Haryana has 20.5 per cent, Himachal Pradesh 24 per cent and Chandigarh 22 per cent taxes only, he said. PTI
