JAIPUR: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who was earlier adamant about not lowering the Value Added Tax (VAT) on gasoline and diesel, has now made a U-turn, indicating the possibility of lowering the tax in Rajasthan. Following the central government's initiative, many state governments have reduced their VAT rates. Punjab, which is governed by the Congress party, has recently reduced VAT. Rajasthan was eventually left as the only state with the most expensive gasoline and diesel.

"When all the states have reduced the prices of petrol and diesel, then we will have to reduce them as well," Gehlot said at a meeting in Jodhpur's Jaleli Faujdar village on Tuesday. Earlier, Gehlot was adamant that the cut would have an impact on the state's revenue. "The state's economic situation is already dire. In such a case, we will not reduce the VAT on gasoline and diesel "Earlier, he had stated.

"Our government will also provide relief to the people by reducing VAT on petrol and diesel," he said in a meeting during his visit to Jaleli Faujdar village. He claimed that the central government had cheated the people by imposing a high tax on gasoline and diesel. 'At long last, some relief has arrived. The central government should lower the tax on gasoline and diesel even more.' He stated that the state government would bear the loss as a result of the state's VAT reduction.

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