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OMCs slash diesel, petrol prices after excise duty hike

19 Jan 2015 Evaluate

On much expected lines, the government in the previous week slashed petrol and diesel prices by Rs 2.25 and Rs 2.42 per litre, respectively. However, in a major twist, the rate cut came right after excise duty on the products were hiked by Rs 2 per litre. Notably, this marks ninth straight reduction in petrol prices since August and fifth in diesel since October.

Petrol and diesel prices were last slashed in the mid of the previous month by Rs 2 per litre each. Including latest reduction, petrol price have been cut by Rs 14.69 per litre on a cumulative basis since August, while diesel rates in five downward revisions have been slashed by a total of Rs 10.71 a litre. With this, petrol, in Delhi will cost Rs 58.91 a litre, the lowest in 44 months, as compared to Rs 61.33 a litre now. Similarly, diesel will cost Rs 48.26 a litre in Delhi, the lowest since April 2013, as against Rs 50.51 currently.

Meanwhile, the excise duty on unbranded petrol has been hiked to Rs 8.95 per litre, branded petrol to Rs 10.10, unbranded diesel to Rs 7.96 and branded diesel to Rs 10.25 per litre. The latest hike in excise duty is the fourth one and would result in about Rs 20,000 crore in additional revenue this fiscal and will help the government meet its fiscal deficit target of 4.1% of the GDP. The government had last raised the excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre each from 2 January. Prior to that, the tax was hiked by Rs 1.50 a litre each from 12 November and Rs 2.25 per litre on petrol and Re 1 on diesel from December 2.

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