Petroleum dealers urges govt to reduce diesel cess

KOLKATA: Members of West Bengal Petroleum Dealers' Association on Tuesday urged the state government to reduce cess on diesel.

"We demand reduction by Rs 1 per litre. This may cause a substantial loss in revenue by the state government but it could be recovered by increased sale in diesel," President of the association Tushar Sen said here.

Sen said that apart from giving a relief to the consumers from steep hike in petroleum prices, this would also help the petroleum dealers to increase their sale.

He submitted a memorandum to the chief minister's office in support of their appeal.