Fuel Price Hike Alert: Diesel rates surge by Rs 2 per liter in this State

Diesel Worth Hike Alert: The worth of diesel in Karnataka is about to rise by Rs 2 per liter because the state authorities has elevated the gross sales tax on diesel to 21.17 per cent. The worth hike comes into impact instantly. In response to a authorities notification issued on Tuesday, the Karnataka Gross sales Tax (KST) on diesel has been elevated from 18.44 per cent to 21.17 per cent.

“Within the mentioned notification, in opposition to Sl. No. (ii), for the phrases and figures “eighteen level 4 4 p.c (18.44%)”, the phrases and figures “twenty one level one seven p.c (21.17%)” shall be substituted,” the notification learn.

“After the approval of the Competent Authority, the Karnataka Gross sales Tax charge on diesel has been elevated to 21.17%, efficient from 01-04-2025. Because of this, there will likely be a rise of twenty-two per liter, bringing the sale worth to 291.02. Nonetheless, even after this improve, the revised sale worth within the state will proceed to be decrease in comparison with the neighboring states,” it added.

In the meantime, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has launched a brand new “rubbish cess,” making it necessary for Bengaluru residents to pay a stable waste administration person payment beginning Tuesday, April 1.

The BBMP has determined to extend door to door waste assortment and disposal expenses, imposing a month-to-month ‘rubbish cess’ on numerous properties.

The brand new tax will likely be levied on residential buildings, retailers, and inns, with expenses various primarily based on property measurement.

As per BBMP, inns which had been beforehand charged Rs 5 per kg of rubbish, will now pay Rs 12 per kg. Equally, for residential buildings expenses are primarily based on space. 

For buildings as much as 600 sq ft a month-to-month cost of Rs 10 will likely be collected. Whereas for buildings with space between 600-1,000 sq ft a month-to-month rubbish cell of Rs 50 will likely be collected. 

Buildings starting from 1,000-2,000 sq ft of space, a month-to-month cess of Rs 100 will likely be collected, whereas it has been fastened at Rs 150 per thirty days for buildings with 2,000 – 3,000 sq ft of space. 

For buildings from 3,000 sq ft to 4,000 sq ft of space, a month-to-month rubbish cess of Rs 200 will likely be collected, whereas Rs 400 will likely be collected per thirty days for buildings with above 4000 sq ft of space.

The rubbish cess will likely be collected annnually together with property tax. The BBMP expects to generate round Rs 600 crore yearly via this initiative to spice up its income.

This transfer follows current hikes in milk and electrical energy costs, including one other monetary burden on residents.

On March 27, the Karnataka authorities introduced a Rs 4 per liter improve within the worth of Nandini milk and curd, efficient April 1. This choice was taken throughout a Cupboard assembly chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to assist dairy farmers and account for rising milk manufacturing and processing prices.

Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) Chairman Bheema Naik defended the state authorities’s transfer to extend the value of Nandini milk by Rs 4 per litre, stating that the extra price would go on to the farmers.

“We had been promoting milk in Karnataka at a worth decrease than that elsewhere within the nation. KMF procures 86 lakh-1 crore (milk) day by day. 1 litre of milk is bought at Rs 42 (Karnataka). In Gujarat, it’s Rs 53, in Andhra & Telangana, it’s Rs 58, in Delhi and Maharashtra, it’s Rs 56, in Kerala, it’s Rs 54. This choice has been taken within the curiosity of herders. These 4 Rupees are going to farmers,” Naik informed ANI.