Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai who had rejected any tax deduction on fuel in the state, on Sunday hinted at reducing cess and sales tax on fuel in the state to ease the petrol and diesel prices which have reached an all-time high.

Speaking to the media, Bommai said fuel price depends on the economy. “I have called an economic review meeting. If the economic situation seems to be good, there is possibility for the consideration,” he added.

The petrol price has reached Rs 109.16 per litre and diesel price has touched Rs 100 in Karnataka.

Opposition Congress has demanded a reduction of taxes on fuel on similar lines of the Tamil Nadu government which has reduced the taxes on petrol by Rs 3 per litre.

The CM had defended that during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, fuel prices had increased by 60 per cent between 2004 and 2014 while fuel prices have risen by 30 per cent in seven years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.

Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah targeted the BJP government, had described that inflation under its tenure is nothing but criminal loot.