Maharashtra cuts petrol price by Rs 5 per litre, diesel by Rs 3

CM Eknath Shinde said that the decision would entail a burden of Rs 6,000 crore on the state exchequer

Update: 2022-07-14 08:33 GMT
The hike - 18th in the last one month - took fuel prices across the country to a historic high. (Photo: PTI/File)

Mumbai: Maharashtra government has decided to reduce value added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 3 per litre respectively, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said here on Thursday.

Shinde informed reporters after a cabinet meeting at Mantralaya that the decision would entail a burden of Rs 6,000 crore on the state exchequer.

Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said the decision was part of the Shiv Sena-BJP government's commitment to people's welfare.

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