Excise cut brings fuel prices down to 8-week low in Chandigarh tricity

A day after the Centre announced a cut in excise duty on fuel to control inflation, petrol and diesel prices dropped to nearly a two-month low in the tricity.

In Chandigarh, where the fuel rates remain cheapest, petrol was available for ₹96.20 per litre and diesel for ₹84.26, a drop of ₹8.54 and ₹6.57 per litre, respectively, as compared to the prices on Saturday. In Mohali, petrol cost ₹97.21 and diesel ₹87.53, a drop of ₹8.38 and ₹6.7, respectively.

Fuel remains the most expensive in Panchkula, with petrol at ₹97.82 and diesel at ₹90.65, though down by ₹8.67 and ₹7.05, respectively.