To compensate for the losses to the state exchequer caused by the reduction in value-added tax on petrol and diesel, the Assam govt has hiked excise duty on liquor by 15%.
Petrol, diesel to become cheaper by Rs 5 per litre in Assam ahead of polls - Sarma presented a vote-on-account in the assembly for an aggregate expenditure of Rs 60,784.03 crores for the first six months of the fiscal year.