Decrease of Crude Oil Rates in International Market…Petrol & Diesel Prices likely to Decrease… Central to Focus on!
The price of crude oil in the international market decreased marginally. Brent futures traded at $86.75 per barrel. The price was recorded at 79.44 dollars in West Texas Intermediate. Compared to Saturday, the price of crude has decreased by two dollars in both these places. As a result, the burden on the oil companies has been reduced but not on the motorists.
In this situation, the oil companies have issued petrol and diesel rates less than a while ago. Here is the list of the Metropolitan Cities in India with the updated Petrol & Diesel Prices.
Petrol & Diesel Prices in Delhi
In Delhi, petrol costs Rs 96.72 per liter and diesel costs Rs 89.62 per litre.
Petrol & Diesel Prices in Mumbai
In Mumbai, petrol has reduced from Rs 111.35 to 106.35 paise per litre. Diesel has declined from Rs.97.28 paise to 94.28 paise.
Petrol & Diesel Prices in Kilkata
In Kolkata, petrol is Rs.106.03 paise and diesel is Rs.92.76 paise.
Petrol & Diesel Prices in Chennai
Petrol rate in Chennai is Rs 102.63 paise and diesel is 94.24 paise.
Petrol & Diesel Prices in Hyderabad
In Hyderabad, petrol costs Rs.109.66 paise, diesel costs Rs.97.82 paise.
Petrol & Diesel Prices in Bangalore
In Bangalore, petrol is Rs.101.94 paise and diesel is Rs.87.89 paise.
Petrol & Diesel Prices in Lucknow
In Lucknow, petrol is Rs. 96.57 paise, diesel is 89.76 paise.
Petrol & Diesel Prices in Visakhapatnam
In Visakhapatnam, petrol is Rs. 110.48 paise and diesel is 98.38 paise.
Petrol & Diesel Prices in Ahmedabad
In Ahmedabad, petrol was recorded at Rs.96.63 paise and diesel at Rs.92.38 paise.
Petrol & Diesel Prices in Patna
In Patna, petrol costs Rs.107.24 paise and diesel costs Rs.94.04 paise.
Petrol & Diesel Prices in Thiruvananthapuram
In Thiruvananthapuram, petrol was recorded at Rs 107.87 paise and diesel at Rs 96.67 paise.
Only three states have reduced the value added tax they collect after the central government reduced excise duty. The governments of Rajasthan, Kerala and Maharashtra have reduced VAT.
Maharashtra government has reduced VAT twice. As a result, their rates have further declined there. Even the BJP-ruled states have not shown much interest in reducing VAT on petrol and diesel prices.
