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State Tax Rates Ka Chhaya Petrol Par
Pura India mein petrol ke rates mein bhaari fark dikh raha hai. Andhra Pradesh mein sabse zyada price hai, aur Gujarat mein sabse kam. Ye sab state ke alag-alag VAT rates ki wajah se ho raha hai. Andhra Pradesh mein 31% VAT lagta hai, plus ₹4 per litre ka road development cess, jisse total price lagbhag 35% ho jaati hai. Paas ke states jaise Telangana aur Kerala mein bhi petrol ₹112 per litre se upar hai, Kerala ne toh social security cess bhi add kar diya hai.
Dusri taraf, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Goa, aur Assam mein petrol ₹102 per litre ya usse kam mein mil raha hai. Sunne mein aaya hai ki jahan Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ki sarkar hai, wahan prices kam hain. Government sources ka kehna hai ki opposition ruled states ne central excise duty cut hone ke baad bhi apna VAT rate kam nahi kiya, isliye wahan logon ko zyada pay karna pad raha hai.
Central Tax Cuts Aur State Ki Policies
Central government ne March 2026 ko petrol aur diesel par ₹10 per litre excise duty kam ki thi. BJP ruled states ne ye benefit directly consumers ko diya. Lekin, Congress aur INDIA bloc ke tahat aane wale states par ilzaam hai ki unhone VAT cut nahi kiya, jis se wahan logon ki fuel bills badh gayi hain.
Global Oil Prices Aur India Ka Strategy
International crude oil prices bhi kaafi volatile rahi hain. Brent crude February 2022 se do baar $120 per barrel ko cross kar chuka hai, Russia-Ukraine war aur Hormuz region mein issues ke karan. Duniya ke bade importing countries ne jab ye badhti prices seedha consumers par daali, India ne iske opposite kuch retail price reductions kiye hain. Reports ke mutabik, India ne Russia-Ukraine conflict ke dauran retail fuel prices ko 4 baar kam kiya hai, aur May 2026 mein sirf chhota adjustment hua tha.
Sector Trends Aur India Ka Approach
Global energy sector mein supply chain issues aur geopolitical tensions ki wajah se prices badh rahi hain. Magar India ka strategy alag hai - central excise duty adjustments aur state tax policies se prices ko stable rakhne ki koshish. Is wajah se domestic market mein kafi fragmentation hai, jiska asar alag-alag states mein consumer spending par pad raha hai. Aage prices stable rahegi ya nahi, ye crude oil fluctuations aur state ki fiscal plans par depend karega.