Karnataka Budget: No rise in taxes on Petrol and Diesel
India
Updated: Monday, March 8, 2021, 13:33 [IST]
Bengaluru, Mar 08: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa presented the state budget for the fiscal year 2021-22, one of his toughest, in the post-pandemic era. This was Yediyurappa s eighth budget and third during his present term as chief minister since July 2019.
Leader of Opposition Siddaramaih along with Congress MLA s boycotted the budget after a few minutes of protest.
The Chief Minister, who holds the finance portfolio, spared citizens by not announcing any new taxation in the budget.
In the budget 2021-22 Budget, no taxes including Karnataka State Tax on Petrol and Diesel has been increased, in a bid to relieve burden on the people who are already facing hardship due to increase in fuel prices.