Govt to keep petrol, diesel out of GST net

The government has opted to ignore petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s repeated plea to bring  petrol and  diesel within the ambit of  goods and services tax ( GST ) and decided to put the plan on the backburner, arguing that the time is not ripe for the change. While most of the states were always reluctant, sources told TOI that even the finance ministry is not keen on the mov…