New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged for the fourth consecutive day on Monday, as oil advertising and marketing firms saved charges on maintain.
Petrol worth on Thursday (April 15) was minimize by 16 paise per litre and diesel by 14 paise — the fourth minor discount in charges in three weeks that adopted six months of relentless worth will increase. Petrol now prices Rs 90.40 per litre in Delhi, down from Rs 90.56, in line with a worth notification of state-owned gasoline retailers. A litre of diesel comes for Rs 80.73 per litre as towards Rs 80.87 beforehand.
Petrol prices have gone up by a file Rs 21.58 per litre in the final one 12 months whereas diesel prices have elevated by Rs 19.18 a litre.
Here is wanting on the worth distinction of diesel and petrol in 4 metro cities on April 19, 2021.
| City | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 90.40 | 80.73 |
| Mumbai | 96.83 | 87.81 |
| Chennai | 92.43 | 85.75 |
| Kolkata | 90.62 | 83.61 |
Central authorities makes up for Rs 32.98 per litre of the value of petrol in Delhi and gross sales tax or VAT of the state authorities constitutes Rs 19.55.
For diesel, the central excise provides as much as Rs 31.83 and VAT to Rs 10.99. Besides, the value additionally features a supplier fee of a minimal Rs 2.6 per litre on petrol and Rs 2 on diesel.
Petrol and diesel prices are revised every day in line with benchmark worldwide worth and international trade charges. This is the primary minimize in the month of April whereas Crude Oil has now crossed $ 66 per barrel in the worldwide market.
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Oil prices fell on Monday amid mounting issues that surging caseloads of coronavirus infections in India and different nations will result in stronger measures and hit financial exercise, together with demand for commodities reminiscent of crude.
Brent crude was down 43 cents, or 0.6%, at $66.34 a barrel by 0139 GMT, after rising 6% final week. U.S. oil was down 42 cents, or 0.7%, at $62.71 a barrel, having gained 6.4% final week, a Reuters report stated.
