WIRE — The Assam government on Friday presented a Rs 2,85,084 crore budget for the 2026-27 financial year and proposed reducing Value-Added Tax (VAT) on piped natural gas to 5 per cent from 14.5 per cent to promote cleaner fuel.Presenting his maiden Budget, Assam Finance Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah also announced that he would continue all the major schemes rolled out during the last five years.
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