Himachal government imposes widow and orphan cess on fuel; what it means

The fuel prices in Himachal Pradesh got increased as Sukhvinder Singh-led Congress government imposed a widow and orphan cess of 60 paise per litre on petrol and diesel. Similarly, an additional cess of 60 paise per liter has been imposed on high-speed diesel. As per the official notification, this cess will be levied under Section 6-A of the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, 2005. 

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