{"id":98533,"date":"2021-07-17T21:50:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-17T16:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=98533"},"modified":"2021-11-09T20:39:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T15:09:45","slug":"no-states-do-not-levy-55-tax-on-domestic-lpg-cylinders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-states-do-not-levy-55-tax-on-domestic-lpg-cylinders\/","title":{"rendered":"No, states do not levy 55% tax on domestic LPG cylinders"},"content":{"rendered":"

A chart breaking down the price of LPG used by domestic customers for cooking has been shared on social media. It claims that the central government taxes Rs 24.75 per LPG cylinder while state governments add a tax of Rs 291.36. The price break-up also includes a dealer’s commission of Rs 5.50 and reads at the end, “Central Govt. Tax 5%, State Govt. Tax 55% so Please find which Government is guilty for hiking the cooking gas price. (sic)”<\/p>\n

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The claim was also shared in July.<\/p>\n

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GAS (LPG)
\n^^^^^^^^
\nBasic price ……….Rs. 495.00
\nCentral Govt Tax..Rs. 24.75
\nTransportation. Rs. 10.00
\n…<\/p>\n

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The claim has been shared against the backdrop of the Modi government heavily criticised for rising domestic LPG prices. “A 14.2 kg LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) cylinder that cost Rs 594 in Delhi on July 1 last year now comes for Rs 834.5,” reported The Times of India<\/a>. The rise in prices can be linked to the increase in international crude oil prices<\/a> and the devaluation of the Rupee. The end consumer is further burdened as the government has eliminated subsidies on LPG.<\/p>\n

The claim was massively viral on Facebook. Alt News has also received multiple fact-check requests on its WhatsApp helpline number (+91 76000 11160).<\/p>\n