The automobile industry’s apex body,Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam), has sought a standard tax rate for small car sand multiutility vehicles(MUVs)incoming national goods and services tax(GST),while pressing for an additional eight percent tax on other cars. It has also suggested a minimumre laxation of eight per cent in taxes on electric/hybridoral ternatefuel cars.And,a standard rate on two-wheelers,three-wheelers and commercial vehicles.“For along time,there were only two rates of excise duties on passenger cars. In recent years,the bigger car rates have got fragmented and, today, we have four rates for passenger cars, excluding electric vehicles and hybrid electrics,for which lower rates are applicable. There is a need to look at the GST rate for automobiles sensitively,”Siamsaid. Currently, a small car attracts 12.5 percent excise duty. This should have a length of less than four metres and an engine capacity of less than 1,200cc for petrolorless than1,500