YSRCP fuel taxes pushed up petrol, diesel prices: Home Minister
Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha attributed the rise in fuel prices in Andhra Pradesh to the previous YSR Congress Party government. She claimed that taxes imposed between 2019 and 2024 significantly increased petrol and diesel prices for consumers. The current coalition government is unable to roll back these taxes due to financial constraints inherited from the previous administration.
- ▪Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha blamed the YSRCP government for high fuel prices in Andhra Pradesh.
- ▪She stated that taxes imposed during the YSRCP regime increased petrol prices by ₹8.59 per litre and diesel prices by ₹6.48 per litre.
- ▪Anitha noted that the current coalition government has not imposed any new taxes on fuel despite financial difficulties.
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Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha on Monday blamed the previous YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government for the high fuel prices in Andhra Pradesh, alleging that additional cess and Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed between 2019 and 2024 had sharply increased the burden on consumers.In a social media post, Ms. Anitha said the taxes imposed during the YSRCP regime led to an increase of ₹8.59 per litre on petrol and ₹6.48 per litre on diesel. She said the present coalition government was unable to roll back those levies immediately because of the difficult financial situation inherited from the previous regime.Referring to the Telugu Desam Party’s earlier tenure, she claimed that although the Centre had increased fuel prices in 2019, the then TDP government reduced petrol prices by ₹2 per litre to…
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