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Cut tax on petro products, curb usage: CPI

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
 He contradicted reports that he had agreed to a minor price hike in petroleum products during a meeting with Petroleum Minister Murli Deora, and described them as "false and fabricated".

"Neither did he called me nor did he meet me. Even he had done so, we would have never agreed to such a suggestion," Dasgupta told PTI.

He said there was absolutely no justification for even a marginal hike in prices. "The government should take care of the international price hike by reducing taxes and curbing consumption of petroleum products in the country particularly by private car owners and airline services," Dasgupta said.

"If petroleum prices are increased, it would further escalate inflation, which is already unbearable for the people," the CPI leader said.

 

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First Published: Jan 14 2008 | 1:00 PM IST

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