Bengaluru, Sep 11 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today indicated that he would consider bringing down the State tax on petroleum products after discussing the issue with Finance Department officials.
Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday after his return from Delhi where he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought Central aid to take up rehabilitation and reconstruction of flood ravaged districts in Karnataka, he said he would soon come out with a decision on bringing down the state taxes on petrol and diesel.
'I will discuss the pros and cons on how we can bring down the state levies on the motor fuel. Anyway the Union Government has ruled out bringing the central taxes on motor fuel. BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa has also given me the advise to bring down the state taxes. I should respect his feelings even if the union government is not responding. Soon I will take a decision,' Mr Kumaraswamy who also holds the Finance Portfolio, said.