With an increase of 37 paise, the cost of normal petrol inched up to Rs 97.47 on Tuesday, the Premium petrol prices in Jaipur breached Rs 100 for the first time while the cost of regular fuel also hit new highs.
With an increase of 37 paise, the cost of normal petrol inched up to Rs 97.47 on Tuesday, the Premium petrol prices in Jaipur breached Rs 100 for the first time while the cost of regular fuel also hit new highs.
Sriganganagar and Hanumangarh are the two districts where the prices of regular petrol have already crossed Rs 100. But the rest of the districts are not far from the 100 mark with petrol prices well above Rs 97 per litre.
On January, the state government had reduced VAT on both auto fuels by 2%, bringing down the state tax on petrol and diesel to 36% and 26% respectively. But the Centre, which levies a bigger portion of the taxes, has decided not to reduce it. Sunit Bagai, president of Rajasthan Petrol Diesel Association said, “Keeping in mind the pandemic and suffering of the people, the state government should reduce VAT, which is still the highest in the country.”
“We want the Centre to reduce the burden on the consumer by reducing taxes on the fuels,” said an industry representative.
Prices in Bikaner and Churu are over Rs 99 per litre of petrol. But if the trend continues for a few more days, prices in most districts will cross Rs 100 mark.
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