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Was the Rs 5 cut in Central excise on petrol and Rs 10 cut on diesel too little?
Yes, the CPI (M) said so, today. The party politburo said the cuts were just a token reduction. These will provide no relief to the people, the party said.
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The Central excise alone amounts to Rs 33 per litre of petrol price and Rs 32 per litre of diesel price, the party said. The cuts are therefore “only a marginal cut.”
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The burden of exorbitant fuel price on the economy and the people will not go down, the CPI (M) said.
The Government decision “is only a knee-jerk reaction” to the adverse results in by-elections in some States for the BJP, the party said.
The only way that fuel prices can be maintained at reasonable levels is to effect a substantial cut in excise duties and do away with the special cess imposed on fuel, the CPI (M) said.
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