KOLKATA, 18, Aug: The private bus and taxi owners will inform the state government about their decision regarding the transport strike shortly.

The state transport minister Mr Ranjit Kundu today met leaders of taxi and bus owners to discuss the matter.

The state government on Monday doubled the subsidy on diesel for buses, minibuses and taxis to Rs 2 per litre and lifted the cap on the total subsidy offered to each transport operator.

For a taxi, up to 20 litres of diesel was being subsidised per day. The limit for buses and minibuses was 50 litres.

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Cab Secy Says Subsidy Regime To Be Rejigged To Trim Fiscal Deficit

THE government ended the confusion over pricing of diesel saying the fuel has not been decontrolled like petrol, but reiterated its commitment to cutting wasteful subsidies.

DIESEL price decontrol may only be partial, unlike in the case of free pricing of petrol, as the government may continue to provide a fixed subsidy of Rs 1.49 per litre irrespective of the rise or fall in its market-linked retail price.

Centre All Set To Fix Price At Rs 27/Litre; Industry Says Move To Spell Loss For OMCs

THE Centre is all set to fix the price of ethanol at Rs 27 per litre this week under intense pressure from the powerful sugar lobby. This will ensure fat bottom lines for the entire sugar industry even while it does not guarantee higher cane price for the producer.