New Delhi, 12/9: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said he will seek a ‘pollution tax’ in the form of additional GST of 10 per cent on diesel vehicles and gensets in order to cut down on air pollution.
Speaking at the 63rd Annual SIAM convention here, the Union Road Transport and Highways Minister said the rising level of pollution is a health hazard for citizens. ‘I am going to hand over a letter to the Finance Minister this evening stating that an additional 10 per cent GST be put on diesel-powered vehicles,’ Gadkari said. Most of the commercial vehicles in the country currently run on diesel.