The NDA Government is blaming crude prices for record high petrol and diesel rates, but the last time petrol crossed 76 per litre, five years ago, it was 40% costlier before taxes
Fuel prices have shot up now because of very high taxes. Central tax on diesel has increased more than three-fold, and it has doubled in case of petrol. In 2016-17, the Centre earned Rs 2.7 lakh crore from taxes and duties on petroleum products, which is 117% higher than the Rs 1.3 lakh crore it earned in 2014-15, when NDA came to power.
Here's a look at taxes Indians paid on petrol and diesel in 2013 and what they pay now...
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