The Tribune
CHANDIGARH, July 10 — The hike in the prices of petrol and diesel due the imposition of a 5.5 per cent increase in the sales tax on petroleum products in Chandigarh was strongly opposed by the petroleum dealers, political parties and associations of industries and traders today.
The Chandigarh Administration has imposed a 5.5 per cent sales tax, thus bringing the rates of petrol and diesel in the city at par with those prevailing in Panchkula and SAS Nagar. In the case of diesel the rates are even more than those in SAS Nagar
A joint statement issued by the BJP President, Mr Dharampal Gupta, and a former MP, Mr Satya Pal Jain, said that the Administrator of Chandigarh had failed to protect the interests of the citizens. They claimed that they wrote a letter to the Union Home Minister, Mr L.K. Advani, asking him to urge the Administration to withdraw the hike. ...
CHANDIGARH, July 10 — The hike in the prices of petrol and diesel due the imposition of a 5.5 per cent increase in the sales tax on petroleum products in Chandigarh was strongly opposed by the petroleum dealers, political parties and associations of industries and traders today.
The Chandigarh Administration has imposed a 5.5 per cent sales tax, thus bringing the rates of petrol and diesel in the city at par with those prevailing in Panchkula and SAS Nagar. In the case of diesel the rates are even more than those in SAS Nagar
A joint statement issued by the BJP President, Mr Dharampal Gupta, and a former MP, Mr Satya Pal Jain, said that the Administrator of Chandigarh had failed to protect the interests of the citizens. They claimed that they wrote a letter to the Union Home Minister, Mr L.K. Advani, asking him to urge the Administration to withdraw the hike. ...