The West Bengal government today announced a reduction of tax by Re 1 per litre on petrol and diesel effective from midnight.
West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra said the move will provide some respite to people stung by burgeoning prices of fuel.
“The Centre earns ₹32.90 per litre in taxes from petrol, while the state gets ₹18.46 only.
In case of diesel, the central government’s earning is ₹31.80 per litre as against ₹12.77 for the state,” Mitra said.
