Apropos the Edit, 'Fuel Price Cuts are a Populist Demand' (Sep 11), slashing taxes on fuels would result in lower revenue, leading to a higher fiscal deficit. However , the solution suggested by you, to bring petroleum products under goods and services tax, would also reduce tax collection, similarly leading to a higher fiscal deficit. A better remedy would be to mix ethanol with petrol, thereby reducing the cost to some extent, and providing better public transport to induce peopole to give up private transport.