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Remove the perverse incentive [1]

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Pre-budget discussions on misuse of subsidised diesel in cars has hit a crescendo. Public angst has already brought this to a boil. Political ire is also sharper this year, with Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh condemning the use of subsidised diesel in luxury SUVs as “criminal”. Will the Union Budget 2011-12 make diesel cars pay the right cost of the fuel as well as the pollution?

 

Publication Date: 
28/02/2011
Anumita Roychowdhury [2]
Down to Earth [3]
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Cars [4], Diesel [5], Energy Policy [6], Fuel Pricing [7], Health Effects [8], India [9], Petrol [10], Subsidies [11], Transport [12], Vehicular Pollution [13]
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