At a time when coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown has hit the common man in India, petrol and diesel prices, too, saw an increase owing to rise in value-added tax (VAT) in states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, and Rajasthan.
Kolkata and Mumbai saw an increase of Rs 1.01 on petrol and Rs 1 on diesel. However, prices in Delhi remained unchanged for the 17th consecutive day on Thursday, with petrol prices at Rs 69.59 a litre and diesel at Rs 62.29 a litre.
“The increase in retail selling price (RSP) of petrol and diesel in some states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, etc, with effect from April 1, 2020, is purely on account of increase in VAT rates by the respective state governments on both products from that date.
