New Delhi, August 06: The government today said that states have asked for petroleum products to be kept out of the purview of the proposed Goods and Service Tax (GST).
“States requested that petroleum products, alcoholic beverages and natural gas should be kept outside the purview of the GST,” Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
His reply came a few days after the state GST panel rejected the Centre’s request to include petroleum products under GST to check volatility in their prices on account of variation in local tax rates in states.
Today, state GST panel chief Asim Dasgupta, however, said he would discuss the issue with state finance ministers.
–Agencies