Petroleum dealers in the State have urged the Central and State governments to switch over to the Goods and Service Tax (GST) or any other uniform tax regime all over the country. This follows a peaceful protest staged a few days ago by a section of dealers from certain States in North India at Delhi pressing this and other demands.
“Uniform taxes would mean consumers living near State borders need not go to neighbouring States just to purchase fuel. Right now, price differences do matter due to varied Value Added Tax rates. Dealers near borders too would benefit from this,” explained K. P. Murali, president, Tamil Nadu Petroleum Dealers Association.
Another long-pending demand of dealers has been an increase in their margins. The Apoorva Chandra Committee that submitted its report in 2016, had said that for a dealer to break even, the outlet has to sell 170 kilo litres per month. According to estimates, such a dealer would get Rs.27,500 as remuneration per month and 5 paise per litre on diesel and 7 paise per litre on petrol, which works out to Rs.6,377 per month.
Read more at : The Hindu
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