Mumbai, October 22: Petrol and diesel rates have decreased by around 30 paise today. A litre of petrol in Mumbai is being sold at Rs 86.91 per litre (decrease by Rs 0.30) and diesel is at Rs 78.54 per litre (decrease by 0.28). Petrol & diesel prices in Delhi are Rs 81.44 per litre (decrease by Rs 0.30) and Rs 74.92 per litre (decrease by Rs 0.27), respectively. Petrol Pumps, CNG Units in Delhi Will Remain Shut Today to Protest AAP Govt's Refusal to Reduce VAT. 

Petrol in Kolkata today is at Rs 83.29, down 0.29 paise and diesel price is at Rs 76.77, down 0.27 paise. In Chennai on the other hand, a litre of petrol is being sold at Rs 84.64/litre, down 32 paise and diesel is at Rs 79.22/litre, down 0.29 paise.

All 400 petrol pumps along with linked CNG dispensing units to remain shut from 6 am today (October 22) to 5 am tomorrow (October 23) in protest against Delhi govt’s refusal to reduce VAT on diesel & petrol in the national capital. The protest has been called by Delhi Petrol Dealers Association.

The two neighbouring states had reduced the VAT rate last month, after the Centre had slashed excise duty by Rs 2.50 and directed the state governments to extend a similar benefit.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, however, had refrained from complying with the order, claiming that the Centre should bear the responsibility of reducing the fuel rates rather than depriving the state government of its handful sources of revenue. "They should slash the excise duty by upto Rs 10," he had said.

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