« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  Mock Test Papers Series - I & II for Students appearing in CA Foundation January 2027 Examination.  Income Tax Rules 2026: CBDT Introduces Revised Form 161 for Penalty Waiver, Clarifies Misreporting Categories and Taxpayer Relief  ITR Filing and Income Tax Audit Deadline Extended: 5 Critical Things Taxpayers Must Know  Filing Belated ITR for AY 2026-27? Know Which Losses You Can Carry Forward and Which You May Lose  CBDT Extends Tax Audit Report Deadline to October 21, ITR Filing Last Date to November 21 for AY 2026-27  CBDT Extends AY 2026-27 ITR Filing Deadline for Tax-Audit Cases: New Dates and Key Compliance Details  Foreign Assets Missing From Your ITR? Income Tax Department Opens One-Time Disclosure Window  Tax Audit Deadline September 30: Why AIS, TDS and GST Figures May Not Match Your ITR and What Taxpayers Should Do  Tax audit deadline September 30: Common mistakes taxpayers should avoid  Your ITR says ‘verified’, but the refund hasn’t arrived? 5 reasons why your money could be stuck  Missed the ITR Deadline but TDS Refund Is Due? Here’s How You Can Still Claim Your Money «  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.