TNPSC Thervupettagam

Uniform road tax structure

April 22 , 2018 2412 days 952 0
  • The Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted by Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has proposed One Nation One Tax policy for seamless movement of commercial vehicles across the country.
  • The 2-day meeting of GoM headed by Rajasthan transport minister Yoonus Khan was held in Guwahati, Assam.
  • It will
    • Allow transfer of vehicles from one state to another without levying road tax.
    • Check on people registering their vehicles in low tax states and running them in other states.
  • Centre has the powers to decide principles on which motor vehicles tax can be levied. The uniform tax should be based on invoice price of vehicles in three slabs.
  • 8% tax on vehicles below 10 lakhs, 10% for vehicles costing between 10 -20 lakhs, and 12% for vehicles above 20 lakhs.
  • Diesel vehicles may have to pay 2% extra taxes, while electric vehicles will be given 2% discount.

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