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How to control soaring petrol & diesel prices? Nirmala Sitharaman answers

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How to control soaring petrol & diesel prices? Nirmala Sitharaman answers

How to control soaring petrol & diesel prices? Nirmala Sitharaman answers

Fuel prices in the country witnessed a rise for the 12th consecutive day.

Speaking at an event, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Centre and the states need to discuss and figure out a way to curb rising fuel prices.

Sitharaman also added that technically the government has no control over fuel prices and called it a ‘vexatious’ issue.

IIt is a vexatious issue in which no answer except for fall in fuel price will convince anyone,’ Sitharaman said.

She added that people breathed a sigh of relief when no additional tax was imposed on people in the Union Budget 2021.

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