Petrol Diesel Price Today 25 March 2021: Government oil companies today slashed petrol and diesel prices for another day. Today, the price of diesel has been reduced by 20 paise. At the same time, petrol is cheaper by 21 paise. This will certainly provide some relief to the public of the country. Yesterday, petrol and diesel prices were reduced after 24 days. Because of the election in the five states of the country Rising petrol and diesel prices have fallen. However, despite this solution, petrol rates are at an all-time high in Delhi-Mumbai. The price of petrol in Delhi today is Rs 90.79 per liter, while diesel is priced at Rs 81.10. At the same time, the price of petrol in Mumbai has been hiked to Rs 97.19 per liter and diesel by Rs 88.20 per liter.
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| Name of the city | Petrol / liter |
Diesel Rs |
| Mumbai | 97.19 | 88.20 |
| Chennai | 92.77 | 86.10 |
| Kolkata | 90.98 | 83.98 |
| Delhi | 90.79 | 81.10 |
(Source – IOC)
Petrol and diesel prices can be further reduced
Despite rising prices in the international market, petrol and diesel prices are expected to rise due to elections in the domestic market. Elections will be held in five states of the country, including West Bengal. According to sources, there may be a further decrease in petrol and diesel prices before the election. Elections are scheduled to begin March 27 and continue until April.
Petrol and diesel rates will thus be increased
Once excise duty, dealer commission and other items are added to the price of petrol and diesel, its price will double. If the central government excludes excise duty and state governments’ VAT, diesel and petrol rates may be around Rs 27 per liter, but neither the central nor the state government can remove the tax at any time. Because the bulk of the revenue comes from here. This money leads to growth.
