MUMBAI: A day after the Centre reduced the excise duty on petrol and diesel by ₹8 and ₹6, respectively, the price of petrol dropped by ₹9.16 and that of diesel by ₹7.49 in Mumbai. The petrol was available at ₹111.35 a litre while the diesel was priced at ₹97.28 per litre. The fuel rates in Maharashtra are still high compared to neighbouring states, especially the BJP-ruled states.
Even as the excise duty was slashed on petrol and diesel, Mumbai continued to have the costliest petrol among metro cities at ₹111.35 a litre followed by Hyderabad at ₹109.66 a litre and ₹106.03 a litre in Kolkata. Diesel was costliest in Hyderabad with ₹97.82 a litre followed by Mumbai with ₹97.28 and Chennai with ₹94.24 a litre.
Further, despite the reduction in petrol and diesel prices dealers have stated that the fuel prices are costlier than neighbouring states. Petrol and diesel cost ₹96.42 and ₹92.17 in Ahmedabad, ₹108.65 and ₹93.90 in Bhopal, ₹109.66 and ₹97.82 in Hyderabad, ₹97.68 and ₹90.23 in Panjim.
