« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  ITR filing deadline extension now demanded by this Tax Bar Association due to many issues including technical glitches with ITR portal  GST Rule Changes for FY 2025 26  Income tax return filing 2025: Five ITR mistakes that can trigger an income tax notice in 2025  ITR filing What is updated income tax return and ITR U Who can file & what you can t change - top points to know  Shifted to new tax regime? Here are 5 investments you shouldn't drop  Auditing and Assurance Standards Board Expert Panel for addressing queries related to Statutory Audit pertaining to auditing aspects. «  Govt to impose Rs 10,000 penalty on duplicate PAN card... Mobile players back move to revoke Press Note 5... » Maharashtra to look into ST on petrol, diesel September, 27th 2006 The Union Petroleum Minister, Mr Murli Deora, said on Tuesday that the Maharashtra Government has agreed to look into the issue of reducing sales tax on petrol and diesel applicable in that State. The Minister was speaking to media persons after his meeting with the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh. This would come as a relief to petrol pump dealers, who were losing high volume business to neighbouring States where tax rates were much lower. The sales tax rates in Maharashtra are the highest in the country, which put the petrol pump dealers at a disadvantage. Maharashtra imposes 33 per cent sales tax on diesel and 28 per cent on petrol while neighbouring States such as Gujarat levy 23.5 per cent on diesel and 26 per cent on petrol and Goa 21 per cent on diesel and 22 per cent on petrol. Speaking after the meeting the Maharashtra Chief Minister, said that the issue would be considered.