The reduction in rates of petrol and diesel, which was deregulated for the first time in more than a decade, will be effective from midnight tonight, Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest fuel retailer, announced.
The Rs 2.41 a litre price cut in petrol and Rs 2.25 in diesel was after accounting for a 10-15 paise increase in commission paid to petrol pump dealers
Since August 2014, petrol price has been cumulatively cut by Rs 9.36 per litre.
Prices vary from state to state because of differential rate of local sales tax or VAT
Revised petrol prices in four metros
(Rs. per litre)
City | Current price | Revised price | Decrease |
Delhi | 66.65 | 64.24 | 2.41 |
Kolkata | 74.21 | 71.68 | 2.53 |
Mumbai | 74.46 | 71.91 | 2.49 |
Chennai | 69.59 | 67.01 | 2.58 |
Revised diesel prices in four metros
(Rs. per litre)
City | Current price | Revised price | Decrease |
Delhi | 55.60 | 53.35 | 2.25 |
Kolkata | 60.30 | 57.95 | 2.35 |
Mumbai | 63.54 | 61.04 | 2.50 |
Chennai | 59.27 | 56.84 | 2.43 |
No comments:
Post a Comment