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New Delhi, Mar 10: The Delhi government is in favour of bringing petrol and diesel under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, Home Minister Satyendar Jain said in the legislative assembly on Wednesday.
He made the remarks during a debate in the House over the rising fuel prices after Leader of Opposition Ramvir Singh Bidhuri claimed that the prices of petrol and diesel would come down by Rs 25 each if they are brought under the GST regime.
Jain said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said it’s the Delhi government’s “forceful demand” to bring petrol and diesel under the GST regime. “You can take a delegation to meet the central government and all our MLAs will join you. The whole country along with Delhi will be benefited by this move,” Jain said.
Earlier, participating in the debate, Bidhuri…