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Nearly all petrol pumps in Delhi shut shop on Friday to protest the increase in VAT on diesel...

Nearly all petrol pumps in Delhi shut shop on Friday to protest the increase in VAT on diesel

“Of 410 petrol pumps in Delhi,only 18 outlets owned and operated by oil companies are functioning,” Association President Ajay Bansal said

Dealers have threatened that if their demands are not met they will observe a strike every Monday,starting May 24

Petrol Dealers Association says the hike in VAT has resulted in diesel being almost Rs 4 per litre cheaper in neighbouring Haryana

VAT was increased from 12.5 per cent to 20 per cent by the Delhi government on April 1

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