Maharashtra
Maha govt withdraws 6 pc tax on EVs priced above Rs 30 lakh
Mumbai, March 26: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Wednesday in the state council that the government has decided to withdraw the six per cent tax on electric vehicles (EVs) priced above Rs 30 lakh, as was initially proposed by Deputy CM and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar in the annual budget for 2025-26.
The chief minister made this announcement while responding to a question by Shiv Sena(UBT) legislator Anil Parab during a discussion on EVs and air pollution.
Deputy CM Ajit Pawar had said that the six per cent tax on EVs priced above Rs 30 lakh was part of its move to mop up additional revenue. However, the auto industry and other stakeholders had urged the state government to withdraw the 6 per cent tax, especially when the Centre and the state government are promoting the use of EVs to address the pollution issue.
Parab raised concerns over the proposed tax which would have been effective from April 1.
He said, “The Centre is actively encouraging EVs by providing a slew of incentives. The state government’s proposal to level a six per cent tax on EVs above Rs 30 lakh would be counter productive and it would be contradictory to the broader objective of promoting pollution free and clean mobility.”
The chief minister said that the government arrived at a conclusion that the tax would not mobilise substantial revenue and could send the wrong signal about our commitment to electric mobility. Therefore, the state government will not go ahead with the six per cent tax on EVs priced above Rs 30 lakh, he added.
During the budget presentation on March 10, the state government proposed a 6 per cent tax on EVs above Rs 30 lakh and a one per cent tax hike on individual-owned non-transport four-wheeler CNG and LPG vehicles. The move was aimed to generate an additional revenue of approximately Rs 150 crore in 2025-26. The Finance Minister had also announced a 7 per cent tax on light goods vehicles (LGVs) carrying goods up to 7,500 kg, which would bring Rs 625 crore to the exchequer.
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Maharashtra
CJP protests in the country: After Maharashtra Cyber revealed the conspiracy to create unrest in the country, Nitesh Rane threatened that those who invaded India will be crushed to dust.
Mumbai: Commenting on the revelation of the Pakistani conspiracy to create unrest in the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protest, Maharashtra Cyber Department has threatened that if anyone conspires to invade India in the country, he will be crushed. He said that in the action of the Cyber Department, it became clear that people were running their operation with a gun on the shoulders of students. Nitesh Rane said that the central government has framed strict laws in the matter of net paper leak, but anyone who tries to create unrest or unrest in Hindu Rashtra will not be spared. Nitesh Rane also criticized Uddhav Thackeray and said that the comedian who insulted Sita Mata was also a participant in the Shivaji Park protest, so why did Uddhav Thackeray remain silent on this? Nitesh Rane made a sensational allegation and said that during the students’ protest, why were the slogans of “Takbir Allahu Akbar” and “Sar-e-Tana” raised? He said that there is no connection between the student protests and the invasion of India. If anyone does this, all of them will be pulverized. He said that we had already expressed concern about the way Maharashtra Cyber has foiled the conspiracy to create unrest in the country.
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