<p>The Indian middle-class is feeling extremely stressed. After all, the last 24 hours have seen their daily expenses shoot up phenomenally thanks to a slew of price hikes that have come into effect from June 1.</p>
<p>While some of the cost burden is due to indirect taxes, others like the rise of petrol price and that of non-subsidised gas has a direct effect on the lives of middle-class Indians.</p>
<p>If previously eating out was getting expensive, now even eating in is becoming more and more expensive what with LPG cylinders costing more and more. Even travelling to your regular health check-up will cost more with fuel prices going north. And what about train fares? Well, pay more for the comfort of AC while travelling.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Non-subsidised LPG price hiked by Rs 21 per cylinder, Aviation turbine fuel by 9.2%</p>
&mdash; Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) <a href="https://twitter.com/DDNewsLive/status/737962957863260161">June 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">ATF price hiked by a steep 9.2 pc; non-subsidised LPG rate increased by Rs 21 a cylinder.</p>
&mdash; Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) <a href="https://twitter.com/PTI_News/status/737863007959719936">June 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p><strong style="font-size: small;">Here's a look at all the prices that have gone north in the last 24 hours</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;">Fuel prices have gone up once again:</span></strong></p>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/feb/18petrol.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="378" /></p>
<p>The price of petrol has shot up Rs 4.47 per litre, and that of diesel Rs 6.46 in the last 5 weeks, taking retail rates to their highest level in one year.</p>
<p>Oil companies late on Tuesday night hiked petrol price by Rs 2.58 per litre and diesel by Rs 2.26 a litre.</p>
<p>This was the third increase in auto fuel prices since May 1.</p>
<p>A litre of petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 65.60 while diesel is priced at Rs 53.93 a litre.</p>
<p>Prior to last nights increase, rates of petrol were hiked by Rs 1.06 a litre on May 1 and by Rs 0.83 on May 17.</p>
<p>Similarly on diesel, price was increased by Rs 2.94 on May 1 and by Rs 1.26 a per litre on May 17.</p>
<p>Barring an exemption on April 16, when price of petrol was cut by Rs 0.74 a litre and diesel by Rs 1.30, the upward trend in rates has been a phenomenon since March 17.</p>
<p>Petrol was increased by Rs 3.07 a litre on March 17 and Rs 2.19 per litre on April 4. In case of diesel, there were four straight hikes prior to that cut. The hikes totaled Rs 4.63 per litre.</p>
<p>After discounting the April 16 reduction, petrol prices have jumped by Rs 8.99 per litre since mid-March and diesel by Rs 9.79 per litre.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;"><strong>Non-subsidised LPG price hiked by Rs. 21 per cylinder</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2015/apr/LPG-subsidy-1.jpg" alt="LPG cylinders" width="670" height="711" /><br />With LPG cylinders</p>
<p>The Union government on Wednesday hiked the price of non-subsidized cooking gas by Rs. 21 per cylinder.</p>
<p>The fresh rates came into effect from Tuesday mid night.</p>
<p>Earlier, the government had hiked the price of non-subsidized cooking gas or LPG by Rs. 14.2 a cylinder in November last year.</p>
<p>Non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG) now costs Rs 548.50 in Delhi as against Rs 527.50 previously.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;"><strong>Service tax goes up</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jan/27-ATM-dummy.jpg" alt="ATM " width="670" height="446" /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><em>ATM charges will also go up</em></strong></span></p>
<p>With the Union government imposing 'Krishi Kalyan' cess of 0.5 per cent on service tax, the tax which was 14% will now be 15%. Swacch Bharat Cess is the other 0.5% on the service tax.</p>
<p>The Krishi Kalyan cess of 0.5 per cent on service tax will be imposed on all AC class rail tickets, freight and parcel.</p>
<p>The increase in service tax will be applicable on tickets issued on or after June 1 and not on tickets issued prior to 1st of June. The service tax hike will also make mobile bills, eating out, hotel bills, watching movie in theatres, insurance policies, health check-ups,&nbsp;coaching classes and banking services like demand drafts, lockers, issuance of new cheque books, ATM charges more expensive.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;"><strong>Aviation turbine fuel or jet fuel price shoots up</strong></span></p>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jan/17airport-runway.jpg" alt="" width="670" height="446" /></p>
<p>Jet fuel, which constitutes over 40 per cent of an airline's operating cost, saw a steep hike by 9.2 percent. The cash-strapped carriers are sure to pass on that burden onto the passengers.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #993300;"><strong>HERE'S WHAT THE INDIAN MIDDLE CLASS ON TWITTER HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE MATTER:</strong></span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Applicable Service Tax rate now stands revised at 15.0% (Service Tax of 14% + 0.5% Swachh Bharat Cess + 0.5% Krishi Kalyan Cess) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AcheDin?src=hash">#AcheDin</a></p>
&mdash; banta (@bantasavrait) <a href="https://twitter.com/bantasavrait/status/737922411480424448">June 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AuntyNational?src=hash">#AuntyNational</a> protesting against <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LPG?src=hash">#LPG</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PriceHike?src=hash">#PriceHike</a> by Rs 21 by the crooked Central govt. <a href="https://t.co/yAHrVc8kOy">pic.twitter.com/yAHrVc8kOy</a></p>
&mdash; Indian (@CommunistIndian) <a href="https://twitter.com/CommunistIndian/status/737941302537506816">June 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Petrol Price by Rs 2.58 <br />Diesel Price by Rs 2.26<br />Service tax by 0.5 %<br />LPG hiked By Rs 21.<br />Let's talk about Tanmay Bhatt's Jokes, Beef &amp; Cow.</p>
&mdash; Gajendra u00efu00b8u008f (@Airavta) <a href="https://twitter.com/Airavta/status/737940598125002756">June 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Everybody is gettin an increment <br />GDP by 7.9%<br />Petrol Price by Rs 2.58 <br />Diesel Price by Rs 2.26<br />Service tax by 0.5 %<br />LPG hiked By Rs 21.</p>
&mdash; Chinmaiy Pawaskar (@Chinmaiy) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chinmaiy/status/737950326217531392">June 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Now that the elections are over, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/achedin?src=hash">#achedin</a> continues for the common man...!! LPG, Petrol, Diesel <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pricehike?src=hash">#pricehike</a>..!</p>
&mdash; Shabeer Mohamed K (@shabeermohamed) <a href="https://twitter.com/shabeermohamed/status/737918528062382080">June 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">PF taxed, ServiceTax Raise, Petrol Raised, IT exemptions taknAway &amp; subsidies Cancelled, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AcheDin?src=hash">#AcheDin</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RollBackFuelHike?src=hash">#RollBackFuelHike</a> <a href="https://t.co/XIGxOHSP1q">pic.twitter.com/XIGxOHSP1q</a></p>
&mdash; Tenali Srikanth (@srikanthtenali) <a href="https://twitter.com/srikanthtenali/status/737911167159554048">June 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AcheDin?src=hash">#AcheDin</a><br /><br />Petrol Price hiked by Rs 2.58 <br />Diesel Price hiked by Rs 2.26<br />Service Tax rate up by 0.5 %<br />Non-subsidized LPG hiked By Rs 21</p>
&mdash; AAP Ka Mehta (@DaaruBaazMehta) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaaruBaazMehta/status/737892236315242497">June 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The middle class has always been milched at the cost of profits to firms &amp; in the disguise of development.<br />15% service tax! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AcheDin?src=hash">#AcheDin</a></p>
&mdash; Rowen D'Souza (@PenguinedZombie) <a href="https://twitter.com/PenguinedZombie/status/737879127018049536">June 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AcheDin?src=hash">#AcheDin</a> aa gaya for billionaires, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RollBackFuelHike?src=hash">#RollBackFuelHike</a></p>
&mdash; saj (@SajadmuhammedS) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajadmuhammedS/status/737872105971273728">June 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Petrol Price by Rs 2.58 - Diesel Price by Rs 2.26 - Service tax by 0.5 % -LPG hiked By Rs 21. <br />Sarkar chain se marne bhi nahi dengi</p>
&mdash; Mohammed Azharuddin (@AzharuddinKadri) <a href="https://twitter.com/AzharuddinKadri/status/737952954305675265">June 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rs 21 Can't understand the contradiction of dis Govt. They seek GiveUp Subsidy n also hike price.. So v hav 2 earn for Govt. Not for self</p>
&mdash; Gururaj (@AngryJurist) <a href="https://twitter.com/AngryJurist/status/737958732416483328">June 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="in" dir="ltr">ATF price up 9.2%, LPG Rs 21, petrol &amp; diesel more than Rs 2.<br />Mera Desh badal raha hai. Ullu ban raha hai!</p>
&mdash; Arifuddin Mohammed (@Arifuddin_Moh) <a href="https://twitter.com/Arifuddin_Moh/status/737962119669370880">June 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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The Indian middle-class is up in arms, on Twitter that is, to protest against the slew of price hikes that have come into effect from June 1, including the cost of fuel and service tax

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<p>The Indian middle-class is up in arms, on Twitter that is, to protest against the slew of price hikes that have come into effect from June 1, including the cost of fuel and service tax</p>

With prices going north, 'where are the #AcheDin?' ask Indian middle-class

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