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- Telangana imposes the highest VAT on petrol at 35.20%.
- Higher VAT in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh.
- Lower VAT in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Arunachal, Lakshadweep, Andaman.
- VAT difference across states is more than 34%.
India Petrol Tax Rate: Petrol and diesel are outside the scope of GST in India, hence every state decides VAT i.e. Value Added Tax accordingly. For this reason, there is a big difference in fuel prices across the country. At some places the tax is very low and at other places it is very high and this has a direct impact on the pockets of common users.
Which are the states with the highest tax on petrol?
The highest VAT on petrol in the country is imposed in Telangana, which is 35.20 percent and it is the highest in the whole of India. After this, higher tax rates are also seen in many states like…
- Andhra Pradesh: 31 percent + ₹4 per liter + Road Development Cess
- Kerala: 30.08 percent + ₹1 per liter + other cess
- Karnataka: 29.84 percent
- Rajasthan: 29.04 percent + road development cess
- Madhya Pradesh: 29 percent + ₹2.50 per liter + 1 percent cess
- Odisha: 28 percent
- Maharashtra: 25 percent + ₹5.12 per liter additional tax
- West Bengal: 25 percent + cess
- Manipur: 25 percent
Which are the medium tax states?
- Assam: 24.77 percent or ₹18.80 per liter
- Chhattisgarh: 24 percent + ₹2 per liter
- Bihar: 23.58 percent + surcharge
- Nagaland: 21.75 percent
- Goa: 21.5 percent + green cess
- Delhi: 19.40 percent
- Uttar Pradesh: 19.36 percent or ₹14.85 per liter
- Haryana: 18.20 percent + additional tax
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Which are the lowest tax states?
- Tamil Nadu: 13 percent + ₹11.52 per liter
- Gujarat: 13.7 percent + cess
- Arunachal Pradesh: 14.50 percent
- Lakshadweep: 10 percent
- Andaman and Nicobar: 1 percent (lowest in the country)
Big tax difference between states
There is a lot of difference in tax on petrol and diesel between states. The difference between the states with the highest and lowest VAT is more than 34 percent. This clearly means that if at some place the base price of petrol is Rs 100, then at some places the tax reaches Rs 35, while at some places it remains only around Rs 1.
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