Centre cut fuel excise duty twice, but opposition states hiked VAT, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman hit out at Opposition-ruled Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Kerala for increasing VAT on fuel, while arguing that the Centre had reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel twice. Replying to the debate on the Union Budget in Lok Sabha, the FM responded to members raising the issue of high excise duty on petrol and diesel.

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