(Kajal Singh intern journalist): Petrol and diesel prices are going to increase in this state of the country because the state government has decided to increase VAT rates on them.
New Delhi: Due to the ongoing lockdown during the crisis of Coronavirus, all activities were stopped which are now slowly being restored. However, industrial and general works have been stalled for a long time and due to this, the states are also facing a huge loss in their revenue. Now, in view of this, states are gradually adopting some measures and one of them is to increase VAT on petrol and diesel.
Now from June 1, the northeastern state of Mizoram is going to increase VAT on petrol and diesel. The Mizoram government has announced that from June 1, VAT will be increased at the rate of 2.5 percent on petrol and 5 percent on diesel. After this, the prices of petrol and diesel will increase in the state.
How much will the prices of petrol and diesel in the state increase
After this VAT increase, the price of petrol in Mizoram will increase from Rs 66.54 per liter to Rs 69.87 per liter and diesel prices will increase from Rs 60.49 to Rs 62 per liter.
Which states and states have increased VAT so far
Apart from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Nagaland, Karnataka and Assam, the Haryana government had also increased VAT on petrol and diesel in the state, which has increased the prices of petrol and diesel in these states. Apart from this, Orissa has also recently increased VAT on petrol and diesel.
How can you know the price of petrol and diesel in your city
Indian Oil, which is the largest oil marketing company in the country, sends the price of petrol and diesel to you through SMS. From the company’s website, you can send RSP and your city code to the number 9224992249. Every city has a different code on the IOCL website, which you will get and through this, you can know the prices of petrol, diesel on the pumps of your city.
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