AAP objects to 20 pc levy on electricity bills in Punjab

Chandigarh, September 6 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has objected to 20 per cent tax being levied on electricity bills by the Punjab Government. AAP senior leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Harpal Singh Cheema said while Chandigarh, Haryana, Jammu...

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Updated At : 11:32 AM Sep 07, 2021 IST

Chandigarh, September 6

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has objected to 20 per cent tax being levied on electricity bills by the Punjab Government.

AAP senior leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Harpal Singh Cheema said while Chandigarh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi were levying 1 to 5 per cent tax on electricity bills; the total electricity tax levied by Punjab is 20 per cent, of which 13 per cent is electricity duty, 5 per cent infrastructure tax and 2 per cent municipal tax.

“Besides, 2 paisa per unit cow cess (tax) is also imposed. As a result, electricity tax collection has crossed 20 per cent,” he claimed. Reiterating the demand for annulment of power purchase agreements with private firms, he said the Congress government was dragging its feet on the issue. — TNS

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