Octroi in Gujarat

Posted on October 31, 2011. Comments(1)     Status: Resolved Non-RTI's

In Gujarat the gov. removed octroi except 6 big municipal.corpo. in 2001 by Keshubhai Patel.Government decide to pay grants direct to every gram panchayat and nagar panchayat in lieu of the octroi income.

And to generate extra income for this, the BJP government charged extra cess on petroleum product ( diesel , petrol) sold in all gujarat.(include 6 Municipal corporation)

Thus the people residing in this 6 cities paid octroi plus extra cess on petroleum.

Now in 2007 Mr Modi removed octroi from all this 6 cities.He imposed 1% extra VAT on all items sold in Gujarat.

Now 6 crore Gujaratis pay double tax in lieu of octroi.

They are paying extra cess on petroleum plus 1% extra VAT.

Can RTI help to expose all this? I am ready to make this RTI with my name please help to draft the application.

One Response to Octroi in Gujarat

  1. Param - RTI Anonymous Team Member says:
    October 31, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    Dear Sir,
    Our team does not believe that an RTI Application can do much in the above matter. The extra percentage of VAT that is being charged is a policy of the Gujrat State Government. This is a State tax and the State Government decides the percentage of VAT to be imposed.RTI Act cannot question Government policies.It can just bring out certain lapses in their implementation.
    A better way to pursue the above matter will be through introduction of a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) in the Gujrat High Court.
    We look forward to serving you and this great country another time.Please feel free to bring up and discuss any other such issues about which you are aware.
    Thank You,
    With Regards,
    RTI Anonymous(RTIA) Team

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