<p>Ahead of assembly polls in Assam, Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday presented a vote-on-account for Rs 60,784.03 crore in the House and withdrew an additional cess on petrol and diesel, making the fuels cheaper by Rs 5 per litre.</p>.<p>He also proposed to remove an additional cess of around 25 per cent imposed on alcoholic beverages in the last year.</p>.<p>"Speaker sir, at the peak of Covid-19, we had levied additional cess on petrol, diesel and liquor. Now, the number of patients has reduced... I am grateful to my cabinet colleagues who agreed to my proposal this morning to rescind this additional cess. Hence, petrol and diesel will become cheaper by Rs 5 per litre with effect from midnight tonight, benefiting lakhs of consumers across Assam," Sarma said in his speech.</p>.<p>The finance minister presented the vote-on-account for an aggregate expenditure of Rs 60,784.03 crore for the first six months of the next fiscal.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/fuel-prices-touch-all-time-high-petrol-nears-rs-95/litre-in-mumbai-949961.html" target="_blank">Read | Fuel prices touch all-time high; petrol nears Rs 95/litre in Mumbai</a></strong></p>.<p>Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) rose from Rs 2,02,080.85 crore to Rs 2,48,796.15 crore between 2016-17 and 2019-20 at constant prices.</p>.<p>The annual growth rate stood at 7.71 per cent in the period as against the rate of 6.11 per cent at the national level.</p>.<p>"At current prices, the GSDP rose from Rs 2,54,382.36 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 3,51,317.77 crore in 2019-20 at an annual growth rate of 12.7 per cent as against the all-India growth rate of 10.72 per cent," Sarma said in the last budget of the first BJP-led government in the state.</p>.<p>During the period, the per capita income of Assam rose from Rs 66,330 in 2016-17 to Rs 90,692 in 2019-20.</p>.<p>The elections to the 126-member state assembly are likely to be held in March-April. </p>
<p>Ahead of assembly polls in Assam, Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday presented a vote-on-account for Rs 60,784.03 crore in the House and withdrew an additional cess on petrol and diesel, making the fuels cheaper by Rs 5 per litre.</p>.<p>He also proposed to remove an additional cess of around 25 per cent imposed on alcoholic beverages in the last year.</p>.<p>"Speaker sir, at the peak of Covid-19, we had levied additional cess on petrol, diesel and liquor. Now, the number of patients has reduced... I am grateful to my cabinet colleagues who agreed to my proposal this morning to rescind this additional cess. Hence, petrol and diesel will become cheaper by Rs 5 per litre with effect from midnight tonight, benefiting lakhs of consumers across Assam," Sarma said in his speech.</p>.<p>The finance minister presented the vote-on-account for an aggregate expenditure of Rs 60,784.03 crore for the first six months of the next fiscal.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/fuel-prices-touch-all-time-high-petrol-nears-rs-95/litre-in-mumbai-949961.html" target="_blank">Read | Fuel prices touch all-time high; petrol nears Rs 95/litre in Mumbai</a></strong></p>.<p>Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) rose from Rs 2,02,080.85 crore to Rs 2,48,796.15 crore between 2016-17 and 2019-20 at constant prices.</p>.<p>The annual growth rate stood at 7.71 per cent in the period as against the rate of 6.11 per cent at the national level.</p>.<p>"At current prices, the GSDP rose from Rs 2,54,382.36 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 3,51,317.77 crore in 2019-20 at an annual growth rate of 12.7 per cent as against the all-India growth rate of 10.72 per cent," Sarma said in the last budget of the first BJP-led government in the state.</p>.<p>During the period, the per capita income of Assam rose from Rs 66,330 in 2016-17 to Rs 90,692 in 2019-20.</p>.<p>The elections to the 126-member state assembly are likely to be held in March-April. </p>