{"id":4947,"date":"2018-10-05T14:43:40","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T09:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/?p=4947"},"modified":"2018-10-05T14:43:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T09:13:40","slug":"rahul-urges-inclusion-petrol-diesel-gst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/news\/rahul-urges-inclusion-petrol-diesel-gst\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahul urges for inclusion of petrol, diesel under GST"},"content":{"rendered":"

A day after\u00a0Finance Minister\u00a0Arun\u00a0Jaitley announced a Rs 2.50 reduction in the prices of fuel,\u00a0Congress\u00a0President\u00a0Rahul Gandhi\u00a0once again called for the inclusion of petrol and diesel under the ambit of the\u00a0Goods and Services Tax\u00a0(GST).<\/p>\n

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In a tweet addressed to\u00a0Prime Minister\u00a0Narendra Modi, Rahul said the common man was badly affected by the skyrocketing prices of fuel, and therefore urged the former to bring\u00a0petroleum products\u00a0under the GST to provide some respite to citizens.<\/p>\n

Fuel prices have been witnessing an upward trend for the last few weeks, burning a hole in people’s pockets. In Mumbai, petrol rates had breached Rs 90 per litre mark.<\/p>\n

In the wake of the skyrocketing fuel prices, Jaitley, while addressing the media on Thursday, announced a cut of Rs 2.50 per litre on both petrol and diesel, and directed the state governments to implement the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A day after\u00a0Finance Minister\u00a0Arun\u00a0Jaitley announced a Rs 2.50 reduction in the prices of fuel,\u00a0Congress\u00a0President\u00a0Rahul Gandhi\u00a0once again called for the inclusion 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