Petrol price in Mumbai touched Rs 91.20 per litre with an increase of 12 paise per litre on October 2. Diesel price in the financial capital was at Rs 79.89 per litre with an increase of 17 paise.
In Delhi, petrol price touched Rs 83.85 per litre after an increase of Rs 12 paise. The diesel price in the capital rose 16 paise to Rs 75.25.
The prices of petrol and diesel in Chennai hit Rs 87.18 and Rs 79.57 per litre, respectively, with an increase of 13 paise and 17 paise, respectively.
| City | Petrol price | Price change | Diesel price | Price change |
| (Rs/litre) | Rise/(fall) in paise/litre | (Rs/litre) | Rise/(fall) in paise/litre | |
| Bangalore | 84.46 | 06 | 75.58 | 10 |
| Bhopal | 89.46 | (14) | 79.12 | 00 |
| Hyderabad | 88.90 | 13 | 81.75 | 17 |
| Lucknow | 83.17 | 04 | 75.40 | 18 |
| Patna | 90.19 | 22 | 81.11 | 24 |
| Port Blair | 72.09 | 94 | 70.34 | 13 |
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The Centre currently levies an excise duty of Rs 19.48/litre on petrol and Rs 15.33 per litre on diesel. Various states levy Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel. Mumbai has the highest VAT of 39.12 percent on petrol, while Telangana levies the highest VAT of 26 percent on diesel.
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