Liquor became very cheap in this state

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has announced to reduce the tax on liquor instead of reducing VAT on petrol and diesel. The government has reduced the special tax on liquor from 300 percent to 150 percent.

Let us inform that after reducing the tax on petrol and diesel by the Center, the governments in many states of the country had also cut VAT. The people of Maharashtra hoped that the Uddhav Thackeray government would reduce the VAT on petrol and diesel for them too, but the interest of the government was more in making liquor cheaper. It has reduced VAT rates for those who drink alcohol instead of the common people. Due to which common people are feeling cheated.

Sensing the displeasure of the people, now the Maharashtra government is clarifying that it has taken this step to stop the smuggling of liquor from other states. Maharashtra Congress state president Nana Patole also supported the government and said that due to high VAT on liquor in Maharashtra, smuggling of liquor from other states was happening more. To control it, VAT on liquor in the state has been brought at the level of other states.
At the same time, BJP has questioned the intention of the government regarding this issue. BJP state president Chandrakant Dada Patil asked that when it came to giving exemption to the people in the lockdown, the government first opened liquor shops. At the same time, instead of reducing VAT on petrol and diesel, it has been announced to reduce tax on liquor. Which public friendly policy of the government is this?

Let us inform that the Maharashtra government levies VAT of Rs 29, 25 paise per liter on petrol and Rs 20 78 paise on diesel. Due to which the price of petrol in Mumbai has reached around Rs 110 per liter and the price of diesel is around Rs 95 per liter.