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The Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee has said that the direct transfer of subsidies on LPG, Fertiliser and Kerosene will help in curbing pilferage and leakages. He was speaking on the occasion of submission of the Interim Report of the Task Force on Direct Transfer of Subsidies by the Chairman of the Task Force and Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Shri Nandan Nilekani, here today. The interim report recommends an implementable solut.. Full Article

In a bid to minimise the impact of recent fuel price hike on consumers, the Maharashtra government today reduced Value Added Tax (Vat) on diesel and kerosene by two per cent. Chief minister Mr Prithviraj Chavan told reporters here after the Cabinet meeting that the new rates of Vat on diesel in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai would come down to 24 per cent from the existing 26 per cent. While in rest of the state, the Vat rate will decrease from 23 to 21 per cent. Full Article

Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee has urged State Governments to reduce levies on Diesel, Kerosene and Domestic LPG in line with the duty cuts undertaken by Government of India, so as to provide some relief to the common man. In a letter to the Chief Ministers of States , Shri Mukherjee has sought the co-operation of States in this regard. Full Article

There was a demand against the company. The duty demand was confirmed against which the assessee filed appeal before the Commissioner (Appeal). In the meantime, the assessee deposited the amount vide debit entry in RG23A part-II. When the appeal was decided in the favour of the assessee, the assessee informed to the department and took credit of the amount it deposited earlier. Demand was raised, and the tribunal held that such re-credit of amount is recoverable and impo.. Full Article

With lessons from the devastating fire that gutted the IOC depot here at the Sitapura industrial area, the company has decided to begin a safety audit of all its operating depots, terminals and plants in the country. According to N Srikumar, executive director, corporate communication, IOC, the safety and security audit would cover all the 300-plus locations nationwide of the IOC. Full Article

Freeing petrol and diesel prices from official control, restoring tax breaks on natural gas production and tax holiday for private oil refiners should be part of the government’s agenda in the first 100 days, industry wished. The Petroleum Federation of India, apex body of public and private oil firms, has submitted to the oil ministry a [...] Full Article

The government is mulling levy of small cess on natural gas to fund construction of national gas highway network even as it plans to extend LPG reach to rural areas and launch smart cards for kerosene. Petroleum minister Murli Deora discussed the idea of levy of $0.20 per million British thermal unit as cess on [...] Full Article

The government is planning to issue a unique identification (ID) to every citizen from December 2009, which would help it in better governance, including targeting kerosene, cooking gas, food, fertiliser, education and electricity subsidies. The task of creating the database may soon be entrusted to the proposed agency — UID Authority of India (UIDAI). Full Article