Petrol and Diesel Rate Today, 6 April: Fuel prices unchanged; Check rates in Delhi, Mumbai, other cities Petrol and Diesel Rate Today in Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad: Fuel prices continued to stagnate on Thursday, 6 April 2023, keeping costs steady for about ten 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, 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 and diesel. The Punjab government decided to impose a cess of 90 paise per litre on petrol and diesel in a meeting of the state cabinet. Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal also announced a cess on petrol, diesel and liquor in the second full budget of the LDF government. A social security cess of Rs 2 per litre will be slapped on petrol and diesel. Petrol, diesel prices in Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Noida, Gurugram Chennai: Petrol rate: Rs 102.63 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 94.24 per litre Kolkata: Petrol rate today: Rs 106.03 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 92.76 per litre Bengaluru: Petrol rate: Rs 101.94 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 87.89 per litre Lucknow: Petrol rate: Rs 96.57 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 89.76 per litre Noida: Petrol rate: Rs 96.79 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 89.96 per litre Gurugram: Petrol rate: Rs 97.18 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 90.05 per litre Chandigarh: Petrol rate: Rs 96.20 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 84.26 per litre Mumbai: Petrol rate: Rs 106.31 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 94.27 per litre Delhi: Petrol rate: Rs 96.72 per litre, Diesel rate: Rs 89.62 per litre Oil priceseased in early Asian trade on Thursday after weak U.S. job openings data signalled cooling economic conditions which may hit demand. West Texas Intermediate U.S. crude was down 14 cents to $80.47 a barrel at 2241 GMT. On Wednesday,Brent crudefutures settled up 5 cents, or 0.1%, at $84.99 a barrel. 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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