New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices on Thursday remained unchanged after seeing hike for 3 straight day (seventh time this month).
On Wednesday, Petrol value was hiked by 25 paise a litre and diesel too by 25 paise per litre, in accordance with a value notification by state-owned gas retailers. The enhance took petrol and diesel prices to their highest-ever degree throughout the nation. In Delhi, petrol now comes for Rs 92.05 per litre and diesel is priced at Rs 82.61.
This was the seventh enhance in prices since May 4, when the state-owned oil companies ended an 18-day hiatus in charge revision/).
Here is wanting on the value distinction of diesel and petrol in 4 metro cities on May 13, 2021.
| City | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi |
92.05 |
82.61 |
| Mumbai |
98.36 |
89.75 |
| Chennai |
93.84 |
87.49 |
| Kolkata |
92.16 |
85.45 |
Central authorities makes up for Rs 32.98 per litre of the worth 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 worth additionally features a vendor fee of a minimal Rs 2.6 per litre on petrol and Rs 2 on diesel.
Petrol and diesel prices are revised each day in line with benchmark worldwide value and international trade charges.
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The second wave of coronavirus sweeping the nation has pummelled gas gross sales in April as native restrictions clamped to curb the unfold of inflection stifled demand, preliminary information confirmed.
“At the end of April, overall fuel demand is down by about 7 per cent from pre-Covid level of April 2019,” Arun Singh, Director for Marketing and Refineries at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), stated.
