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		<title>Delhi Government forced to reduce the VAT on diesel, after finding that people voted with their feet</title>
		<link>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2010/07/17/delhi-government-forced-to-reduce-the-vat-on-diesel-after-finding-that-people-voted-with-their-feet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, Governments get feedback from the citizens in ways that they cannot anticipate. One example was seen in the recent issue about the VAT rates on diesel, implemented by the Delhi Government. The Commonwealth Games to be hosted by Delhi in October is sucking in more money that anticipated, and with delays, especially for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will demand for diesel cards reduce if price of diesel increases ?</title>
		<link>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2010/06/30/will-demand-for-diesel-cards-reduce-if-price-of-diesel-increases/</link>
		<comments>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2010/06/30/will-demand-for-diesel-cards-reduce-if-price-of-diesel-increases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashish</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiapoliticalblog.com/?p=671</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Government went in for a partial decontrol of the prices of fuels, with giving a full decontrol of the price of petrol (and promising that future prices will be linked to international prices of crude); the prices for diesel have not been fully decontrolled, and the prices for cooking gas and kerosene have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fuel rates and the abandonment of populism to some degree by the Indian Government, but will this last</title>
		<link>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2010/06/26/fuel-rates-and-the-abandonment-of-populism-to-some-degree-by-the-indian-government-but-will-this-last/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Excise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiapoliticalblog.com/?p=666</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally, the Government seems to have taken a decision to move away from populism. The Government is drunk on the money that it earns from fuel, since it needs to provide funds for all the social welfare programs that it has launched, so there is no question of a reduction in fuel duty and excise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strike, and then called off &#8211; Private airlines</title>
		<link>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2009/08/03/strike-and-then-called-off-private-airlines/</link>
		<comments>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2009/08/03/strike-and-then-called-off-private-airlines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airline]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bailout]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiapoliticalblog.com/?p=507</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In India, private airlines have a tough field. They have to pay high rates for their fuel (ATF costs in India are higher than most places in the world), the conversion to new airports run by private operators are loading user convenience charges that passengers do not like to pay, and it is a cut-throat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reliance Gas deal &#8211; the squabble continues</title>
		<link>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2009/07/09/reliance-gas-deal-the-squabble-continues/</link>
		<comments>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2009/07/09/reliance-gas-deal-the-squabble-continues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashish</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Court]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oil and Gas]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiapoliticalblog.com/?p=487</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mukesh Ambani would never have thought that finding a massive gas would continue to cause him so much problems; maybe, to make huge amounts of money, you need to have massive problems at the same time. A few years back, Reliance had participated in the Oil exploration scheme of the Government, and got allotted some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer: What benefits do branded fuels bring ?</title>
		<link>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2009/04/06/consumer-what-benefits-do-branded-fuels-bring/</link>
		<comments>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2009/04/06/consumer-what-benefits-do-branded-fuels-bring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accountable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Additional Charge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[False Claims]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MRTPC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oil Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petrol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Premium]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiapoliticalblog.com/?p=378</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You must have seen this all the time. You go to a fuel pump, and they ask you whether you want the premium fuel (whether it is petrol or diesel); in some cases, they will tell you that the premium fuel is better for your engine, as well as for the mileage of your vehicle. [...]]]></description>
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