NEW DELHI: Petrol cost on Saturday triggered the Rs 100-a-litre markers in Mumbai following the 15th rise in gas costs this past month.
Petrol cost was raised by 26 paise a litre and diesel by 28 paise a litre, according to a cost notification of state-owned gas retailers.
The growth – 15th this month – earned petrol and gas prices to some brand new all-time large across the nation.
The purchase price of gas, that had crossed the Rs 100-mark in a number of towns in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, violated the psychological barrier in Mumbai on Saturday.
Petrol now costs Rs 100.
19 a litre at Mumbai and petrol comes for Rs 92.
17 each litre.
Fuel prices vary from state to state based upon the prevalence of local taxation like VAT and freight costs.
Rajasthan levies the greatest value-added taxation (VAT) on gasoline in the nation, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
At Delhi, the gas cost climbed to Rs 93.
94 a litre and petrol to Rs 84.
89per cent That is the 15th growth in costs since May 4, even when state-owned oil companies finished an 18-day hiatus in speed modification that they detected through assembly elections in countries including West Bengal.
Oil businesses revise rates of gas and gas daily depending on the normal cost of grade gas at the worldwide marketplace in the previous 15-days, and international exchange prices.
Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan had the priciest gas and gas in the nation at Rs 104.
94 each litre and Rs 97.
79 per litre, respectively.
In 15 rises, gas cost has climbed by Rs 3.
54 a litre and diesel by Rs 4.
16.