Retail fuel costs stayed consistent for the second successive day the nation over in the wake of contacting record highs on Saturday (February 27). The cost of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) or cooking gas was likewise climbed by Rs 25 viable today.
A homegrown LPG chamber weighing 14.2 Kilogram will currently cost Rs 819 in the public capital. A business chamber gauging 19 Kilogram will cost Rs 1614 for each chamber, Rs 95 higher than previously.
While the costs of LPG chambers are reexamined toward the start of the month, February saw the modification twice.
The costs of petroleum and diesel in New Delhi remained at Rs 91.17 per liter and Rs 81.47 per liter, individually, as indicated by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). In Mumbai, the cost of petroleum is Rs 97.57 per liter. The cost of diesel remained at Rs 88.60 per liter.
The expansion in the earlier weeks has taken petroleum to cross noteworthy significant degrees of Rs 100 a liter in a few urban communities the nation over. The fuel costs have expanded in the midst of an assembly in worldwide raw petroleum costs, with Covid inoculation drives across the world.
In the mean time, the costs of petroleum and diesel in Chennai remained at Rs 93.11 and Rs 86.45 per liter, separately. The cost of petroleum and diesel in Kolkata was steady at Rs 91.35 per liter and Rs 84.35 per liter, after the survey bound province of West Bengal cut the state esteem added charge (VAT) by Re 1 on February 20.
On February 26, Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararaja declared a 2 percent decrease in Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum and diesel in the association domain, revealed ANI. While there has been no relief from the middle in tax reductions for petroleum and diesel, states including West Bengal, Assam, Rajasthan and Meghalaya.