Petrol and diesel price August 12: Fuel cost unchanged; Check prices in Delhi, Mumbai, other cities here Petrol and Diesel Rate Today in Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Lucknow: The price of petrol and diesel has been left unchanged for the 79th day by OMCs on August 12. The msot recent price reduction came in Maharashtra when the state government announced a cut in value-added tax (VAT) on petrol by Rs 5 a litre and by Rs 3 a litre for diesel earlier last month. The cut in VAT is likely to cost Maharashtra’s state exchequer Rs 6,000 crore on an annual basis. For the rest of the country, prices have been steady since May 21 when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a cut in excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per litre, and Rs 6 per litre on diesel. Petrol price in Delhi today stands at Rs 96.72 a litre as against Rs 105.41 a litre prior to the cut in excise duty, while diesel will cost Rs 89.62 a litre as opposed to Rs 96.67. In Mumbai, one litre of petrol today costs Rs 106.31 against Rs 111.35 earlier while diesel retails at Rs 94.27 down from Rs 97.28 per litre earlier. Also Read: SGX Nifty sits in red, 17800 to act as resistance for Nifty; 5 things to know before today’s opening bell Petrol, diesel prices in Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Noida, Gurugram Mumbai: Petrol price: Rs 106.31 per litre, Diesel price: 94.27 per litre Delhi: Petrol price: Rs 96.72 per litre, Diesel price: Rs 89.62 per litre Chennai: Petrol price: Rs 102.63 per litre, Diesel price: Rs 94.24 per litre Kolkata: Petrol price: Rs 106.03 per litre, Diesel price: Rs 92.76 per litre Bengaluru: Petrol: Rs 101.94 per litre, Diesel: Rs 87.89 per litre Lucknow: Petrol: Rs 96.57 per litre, Diesel: Rs 89.76 per litre Noida: Petrol: Rs 96.79 per litre, Diesel: Rs 89.96 per litre Gurugram: Petrol: Rs 97.18 per litre, Diesel: Rs 90.05 per litre Chandigarh: Petrol: Rs 96.20 per litre, Diesel: Rs 84.26 per litre Crude Oil price Crude oil prices were down on Friday morning but were still headed towards ending the week with gains. On Friday morning, Brent crude futures were down 33 cents to trade at $99.26 a barrel. WTI Crude was at $94 a barrel, down 34 cents, according to Reuters. Also Read: BSE, NSE settlement holiday on 16 Aug, share trading to remain open; check what happens to this week’s trades
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