The members of the Petroleum Association have decided to observe bandh July 9 to protest against the decision to introduce VAT on Petrol and diesel in Jharkhand.
On the eve of their agitation,Commissioner(Sales Tax) Nidhi Khare today said in a statement that diesel and petrol were still cheap in comparison to neighbouring states.
She gave a comparative data showing as follows:
State Diesel(in Rs) Petrol(in Rs)
Bihar 55.82 74.10
Chattisgarh 54.74 74.89
Chattishgarh 55.66 68.74
Orissa 55.41 68.57
Jharkhand 55.40 68.32
