Can consumers absorb diesel and Gas hike

Government have hiked Diesel price by Rs.3/-, Kerosene by Re 1/- and cooking gas by Rs. 50/ per cylinder. The minister says consumers can absorb this. But he has ignored that this also leads to hike in state taxes which are value based or ad valorum. Needless to say, this will further fuel inflation.

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