The prices of petrol and diesel were hiked again in Delhi on Tuesday by 26 paise and 25 paise respectively, according to the Indian Oil Corporation, the country’s largest fuel retailer. Fuel prices were hiked by 16 times in May.
In the national capital, a litre of petrol will cost ₹94.49 and a litre of diesel will cost ₹85.38.
In Mumbai, the petrol price changed to ₹100.72 per litre on Tuesday. The cost of diesel advanced to ₹92.69 a litre.
Fuel prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes such as VAT and freight charges. Rajasthan levies the highest value-added tax (VAT) on petrol in the country, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
