West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that her government was willing to provide 'full relief' to common people and farmers hit by the increase in diesel price and restriction on subsidised LPG, if the Centre allowed the state to collect taxes taken away by it.
"My state is very much willing to provide full relief to the common people and farmers affected by the increase in prices of domestic LPG and diesel," Banerjee said on her Facebook page.
"But at the same time, Centre must allow state to collect all taxes, now taken away by the Centre. This will enable the state to provide full relief and subsidy," she
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