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Burden on States [1]

The oil price hike burdens already strained State finances and threatens to jeopardise welfare programmes run by State governments. THE Union government's decision to raise the prices of petroleum products has placed State governments in a quandary. While taxes on petroleum products constitute a significant proportion of a State's revenue, a reduction of these taxes could undermine the State's fiscal balance.

Publication Date: 
04/07/2008
V. Sridhar [2]
Frontline (Chennai) [3]
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Health [4], Energy Policy [5], Education [6], Government Of India (GOI) [7], Andhra Pradesh [8], Assam [9], Bihar [10], Delhi [11], Goa [12], Haryana [13], Jharkhand [14], Kerala [15], Maharashtra [16], Orissa (Odisha) [17], Tamil Nadu [18], Tripura [19], Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) [20], West Bengal [21]

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