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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. Even the central government had hiked excise duty on petrol by ₹10 per litre and that on diesel by ₹13 a litre last

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