Petrol and Diesel Rate Today, 7 February: Fuel prices steady; Check rates in Delhi, Mumbai, other cities Petrol and Diesel Rate Today in Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad: Fuel prices continued to stagnate on Tuesday, 7 February 2023, keeping costs steady for about eight months now. In Delhi, petrol is priced at Rs 96.72, while diesel in the National Capital is retailing at Rs 89.62 per litre. In Mumbai, petrol is retailing at Rs 106.31 per litre, and diesel is selling at Rs 94.27 per litre. The prices of petrol and diesel change state by state, depending upon various criteria such as Value Added Tax (VAT), freight charges, the local taxes, etc. The last country-wide change in fuel rates was on 21 May last year, when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slashed excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and Rs 6 per litre on diesel. Since the cut of excise duty by the central government in May 2022, some states have also reduced VAT prices on fuels, while some have imposed cess on petrol, diesel The Punjab government has decided to impose a cess of 90 paise per litre on petrol and diesel in a meeting of the state cabinet here on Friday. Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal also announced a cess on petrol, diesel and liquor in the second full budget of the LDF government on Thursday. A social security cess of Rs 2 per litre will be slapped on petrol and diesel. Chennai: Petrol rate: Rs 102.63 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 94.24 per litreKolkata: Petrol rate today: Rs 106.03 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 92.76 per litreBengaluru: Petrol rate: Rs 101.94 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 87.89 per litreLucknow: Petrol rate: Rs 96.57 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 89.76 per litreNoida: Petrol rate: Rs 96.79 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 89.96 per litreGurugram: Petrol rate: Rs 97.18 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 90.05 per litreChandigarh: Petrol rate: Rs 96.20 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 84.26 per litreMumbai: Petrol rate: Rs 106.31 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 94.27 per litreDelhi: Petrol rate: Rs 96.72 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 89.62 per litre Public sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) including Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) revise their prices daily in line with international benchmark prices and forex rates. Any changes in petrol and diesel costs are implemented from 6 am every day. Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri recently asked OMCs to cut the retail prices of petrol and diesel if the crude oil prices in the international market come down and also if OMCs under recovery come down. OMCs incurred a loss of Rs 21,200 crore on account of selling petrol and diesel below the cost price.
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