DEMAND: Petrol pump dealers demand 5% commission

Ludhiana, December 23, 2012: Petrol Pump Dealers Association, Punjab held a meeting here today, to chalk our strategy for the future.

Later, addressing the media persons, the association’s state chief patron Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal told that a special membership drive would be started across Punjab in the months of January and February next.

Replying to a question, he told that there were a total 2,832 petrol stations in Punjab. He said many petrol stations were the newly ones therefore, they thought of carrying out membership drive to enrol new members.

He told that they demanded 5 per cent commission on sale value of petrol and diesel. He revealed that presently, commission on petrol and diesel was 1.79 per cent and 1.08 percent on petrol and diesel, respectively. He said they also wanted hike in commission on mobile oil, which had not been increased in the last 25 years.

To a question, he told that they were taking up matter with the state government for reducing value added tax (VAT) on petrol in Punjab. He told that they wanted that VAT on petrol should be at par with the neighbouring states.

Among others, Faridkot District Congress Committee (Urban) president Surinder Gupta was present.