Petrol dealers brace for transport bandh

The Telangana Petroleum Dealers’ Association (TPDA) has demanded that the State government immediately withdraw 5 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed by previous government on transport charges on petroleum and LPG tankers.

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to mediapersons here on Friday, TPDA, along with Telangana Petroleum Tank Trucks Owners’ Association (TPTTOA), has also asked the Telangana government to withdraw 14.5 per cent VAT on transport charges imposed by it since May 9, 2016. It warned the State government that it, along with TPTTOA, would observe “transport bandh” on May 30 if the government failed to respond to its demand.