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This is an archive article published on March 10, 2010

Your drive fattens Govt tax kitty

The govt expects to collect Rs 1,495 crore as toll tax from highways during the current fiscal.

The increasing penchant of Indians to drive to their destinations for leisure and on business has the government laughing all the way to the bank.

The government expects to collect Rs 1,495 crore as toll tax from highways during the current fiscal,the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

The tax will come from vehicles plying on a 5,434 km stretch,Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath said during the Question Hour.

Nath said if truckers were evading toll tax in any particular state,the state government should take immediate measures to check it.

“We are holding talks with various stake holders on different issues pertaining to toll tax,” he said.

Pointing out the infrastructure deficit especially in the road sector which impacted agriculture,trade and industry,he said there was a need to bridge the gap by taking adequate measures.

 

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