In the backdrop of Punjab government increasing stamp duty on 17 items, Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday said the new stamp duty rates would put an extra burden of Rs.100 crores on the people who are already forced to pay through through their nose for highest VAT in the country on Petrol and Diesel rates.
In a statement issue here, Leader of Opposition Harpal Singh Cheema said that only last week Punjab government had made a hike of nine paise per unit in the power tariff thus burdening people with Rs.250 Crores.
Cheema said that if Capt Amarinder Singh acts in honestly and strictly to curb the activities of illegal sand and gravel mafia Punjab, it can add Rs.20000 crores revenue in the state exchequer.
He stated that there would be no relief to the common people from high sand and gravel rates with the new mining policy which is aimed to help the mafia already controlling illegal mining.
The AAP leader said that proposals submitted by Navjot Singh Sidhu have been rejected by the cabinet . He said that system of forming mining corporation on the pattern of Talengana state would have changed the mining scenario in state. The Opposition party also rejected industrial policy which has failed to attract any investment from outside state and country.