The Gujarat government has reduced value added tax (VAT) on compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped natural gas (PNG) by 10 per cent, state education minister Jitu Vaghani said Monday, according to news agency ANI.
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CNG now costs ₹83.9 in Ahmedabad and ₹82.16 in Gandhinagar, according to mypetrolprice.com. Prices of petrol and diesel remain unchanged for now.
According to ANI, Vaghani also said two free cylinders will be given in a year.
The announcements comes weeks before prime minister Narendra Modi's home state votes for a new government; poll dates were expected Saturday but the Election Commission only confirmed dates for the Himachal Pradesh election.
The decision to not announce the dates was criticised by the Congress.
The party alleged the 'delay' was meant to give the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) an opportunity to announce pre-election 'sops' for the people.
"ECI has announced date for counting of votes for Himachal Pradesh… from today, election code of conduct is in place in Himachal Pradesh but not in Gujarat. This is done so BJP has enough time to announce pre-elections sops for the people,” Gujarat Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi said.
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