Bharatiya Janata Party · Goa Legislative Assembly Election 2022
Last updated 20 Jun 2026
“We shall not increase the state duties on petrol and diesel for the next three years.”
Broken. The promise was to not increase state duties on petrol and diesel for the next three years. Counting from the government start date of 2022-03-28, the promise window ran until 2025-03-27. Hindustan Times reported that the Goa government issued a notification raising VAT on petrol and diesel effective 2024-06-22, within that three-year window, with petrol rising by Re 1 per litre and diesel by Rs 0.35 per litre. PPAC, Government of India, lists Goa state taxes as 21.5% VAT plus 0.5% green cess on petrol and 17.5% VAT plus 0.5% green cess on diesel. Since state duties were increased before the three-year period ended, the promise is marked broken.
Three-year promise window ended; the VAT increase had already occurred before this date.
Goa VAT hike on petrol and diesel came into effect within the three-year promise window.
View sourceBJP government took office in Goa; the three-year no-increase window for state duties on petrol and diesel begins.
We will, through our constant efforts, propel Goa to a growth trajectory that will enable the state to become a $50 billion economy in the next 10 years.
Within six months of returning to power, we will start mining in the state through the Goa Mineral Development Corporation and auction of iron ore blocks through transparent leasing and by following the due process of law.
Within six months of returning to power, we will start mining in the state through the Goa Mineral Development Corporation and auction of iron ore blocks through transparent leasing and by following the due process of law.
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