No increase in state duties on petrol and diesel for three years
“We shall not increase the state duties on petrol and diesel for the next three years.”
HAWA HAWAIBroken
The verdict
The finance department raised VAT on petrol to 21.5% and on diesel to 17.5% from 22 June 2024, raising pump prices by Re 1 and 36 paise. That was within three years of the March 2022 swearing-in. The report cites the notification; the gazette itself was not opened.
Rule applied: Broken: abandoned, reversed or officially dropped → 0
“Three years of no hikes lasted until the third June.”
Stated deadline: 28 Mar 2025Confidence: mediumAI draft · review pending
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Evidence timeline
- Manifesto8 Feb 2022· BJP Goa PradeshcontextGoa Sankalp Patra 2022 (English), PDF p. 3 ↗
“We shall not increase the state duties on petrol and diesel for the next three years.”
- News22 Jun 2024· O HeraldocontradictsFirst, Goans pounded by power, then petrol hike ↗
“Motor spirit, which is commonly known as petrol ... has been hiked to 21.5 per cent and for High Speed Diesel Oil (HSD) it has been hiked to 17.5 per cent.”
Promise ID bjp-ga-2022-003 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON