Shimla, March 23 Consumers in Himachal Pradesh will have to pay more for petrol and high-speed diesel, as the Assembly passed a VAT amendment bill on Monday, which seeks to levy an "Orphan and Widow" cess of up to Rs 5 per litre on these two fuels, despite the opposition BJP staging a walkout...
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Shimla, March 20 A cess on petrol and diesel will be levied in Himachal Pradesh, targeting orphans and widows.Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu introduced the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the Legislative Assembly on Friday, under which a cess will be levied...
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