Inflation in the country is increasing day by day in such a way that the life of the people has become difficult. The public is not getting much relief from the ever-increasing oil prices. Petrol prices have increased once again today. One liter of petrol has become costlier by 35 paise a liter in the capital Delhi. Know today’s latest prices.
Today with the increase in the price of petrol, now petrol in Delhi has become Rs 99.16. However, there has been no increase in the price of diesel today. At present, diesel is being sold at Rs 89.18 per liter in Delhi.
- City Petrol Diesel
- Delhi 99.16 89.18
- Mumbai 105.25 96.72
- Kolkata 98.99 92.03
- Chennai 100.15 93.72
- Bangalore 102.46 94.54
It has come to the fore through RTI that during the Corona period, the Central Government’s earnings from customs and excise duty on petroleum products have increased by more than 56%. The government has earned about Rs 2.88 lakh crore from indirect tax.
In 2020-21, custom duty of Rs 37 thousand 806 crore was collected on the import of petroleum products. Whereas Central Excise Duty earned 4.13 lakh crores, while import of petroleum products earned 46 thousand crores as customs duty.
Now the price of petrol in the national capital Delhi has gone up to Rs 99.16 per liter, which is Rs 8.76 per liter in the last 60 days. Similarly, the price of diesel in the capital also increased by Rs 8.45 per liter in the last two months to Rs 89.18 per liter in Delhi.
In Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Odisha, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the price of petrol has crossed Rs 100. Apart from this, petrol has already crossed the Rs 100 per liter mark in metros Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
Let us tell you that the prices of petrol and diesel change every day at 6 am. The new rates are applicable from 6 am onwards. After adding excise duty, dealer commission and other things to the price of petrol and diesel, its price almost doubles.