New Delhi,june 14
Petrol and diesel prices were raised in metros on Sunday for the eighth straight day as state-run oil companies returned to the normal practice of daily reviews after a 12-week halt.Petrol will now cost Rs 75.78 per litre after an increase by 62 paise and diesel Rs 74.03 per litre after its price was raised by 64 paise in Delhi.In Mumbai, petrol is being sold at Rs 82.70 per litre and diesel at Rs 72.64 per litre. Customers in Chennai will have to pay Rs 79.53 for a litre of petrol and Rs 72.10 per litre for diesel.
Kolkata residents will have to pay Rs 77.64 for petrol and Rs 69.80 for diesel for every litre.On Saturday, the prices of petrol were increased by 59 paise per litre and diesel by 58 paise per litre in Delhi as oil companies for the seventh day in a row adjusted retail rates in line with costs since ending an 82-day hiatus in rate revision.Rates have been increased across the country and vary from state to state depending on the incidence of local sales tax or VAT.
The freeze in rates was imposed in mid-March soon after the government hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel to shore up additional finances.Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL), instead of passing on the excise duty hikes to customers, adjusted them against the fall in the retail rates that was warranted because of a decline in international oil prices.
