Delhi, Maharshtra, Orissa, and Andhra Pradesh charge 2 per cent sales tax on computer hardware, while Tamil Nadu charges 3 per cent and Karnataka 4.2 per cent. Only the local sales tax rate of Bihar on hardware is higher than West Bengal's rate. Hari said: "We drew the attention of the state finance minister last year and again this year, but somehow the minister seems to have overlooked our suggestion. We wrote a letter to him after the current year's state budget was presented and hope to meet him to persuade him to bring down the rate." Another member of the association said: "I do not think thegovvernment will bring down the rate. When we told them about it earlier this year they started a process to find out whether Andhra Pradesh has actually lowered its rates or not ."