NEW DELHI : Petrol and diesel prices were left unchanged for the 18th day today by state-run fuel retailers but in some cities like Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata, the rates have been hiked by Re 1- ₹1.5 a litre from this month due to a hike in VAT by the state governments.
In Mumbai and Kolkata, the hike has been of Re 1 for both petrol and diesel while in Bengaluru, the price of petrol is up by ₹1.58 a litre and diesel by ₹1.55 a litre.
In Delhi, a litre of petrol is priced at ₹69.59 per litre and diesel at ₹62.29 per litre today. In Mumbai, petrol is selling at ₹76.31 per litre and diesel at ₹66.21 per litre.
In Chennai, a litre of petrol will cost ₹72.28 per litre whereas diesel is now priced at ₹65.71 per litre. In Bengaluru, petrol is