Petrol, diesel prices hiked by ₹2 a litre in Mumbai today
NEW DELHI : As the gradual opening up of the economy begins today with ‘Unlock 1’, the Maharashtra government has hiked cess on fuel by ₹2 a litre. As a result, the price of petrol and diesel has gone up by ₹2 a litre each in Mumbai and other parts of the state with effect from today.
From today, a litre of petrol costs ₹78.32 per litre in Mumbai while diesel is available at ₹68.21 in the city. Earlier in March also, the state government had hiked VAT (value added tax) by Re 1 litre each for both the automobile fuels.
Amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, most state governments have hiked taxes on fuel to boost up revenues.
