BJD MP meets FM, seeks structured GST Council deliberations to include petrol, diesel under GST
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Dated:- 20-5-2026
PTI
New Delhi, May 20 (PTI) BJD MP Sasmit Patra on Wednesday met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and demanded initiation of structured deliberations on the inclusion of petrol and diesel under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework.
In his detailed representation to the FM, Patra emphasised that the constitutional framework under Article 279A(5) already envisages the eventual inclusion of petroleum products within GST through the recommendation of the GST Council.
He noted that while the matter had previously been deliberated upon in the GST Council following directions of the Kerala High Court, p
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ST Council can undertake a balanced, consultative and forward-looking deliberation on this important national issue in the larger interest of citizens, states, industry, agriculture and the Indian economy,” he said in his letter.
Patra said fuel prices directly impact inflation, transportation and logistics costs, agricultural input costs, MSME operating expenditure and household consumption patterns across the country.
He underlined that interstate disparities in VAT structures continue to dilute the objective of tax harmonisation and market integration envisioned under GST.
Drawing attention to Odisha's economic profile as a major mining, industrial and logistics-intensive state, the Rajya Sabha MP observed that calibrated GST
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