Taxes on petrol and diesel contribute a huge chunk to the government’s revenue. Funds are needed to implement crucial social schemes that the PM has announced, and there is no scope for any cut as of now.

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A Turn for the Worse - Sadness by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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