New Delhi: Petroleum companies are continuously increasing the price of diesel. On Friday also, the price of diesel has been increased by 17 paise per litre. Diesel has been increased to Rs 81.35 per litre in the capital. On the other hand, the price of petrol has not been seen increasing for the past several days. According to the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), petrol in Delhi is being sold at Rs 80.43 and diesel at Rs 81.35 per litre.

In Mumbai, petrol is Rs 87.19 and diesel is Rs 79.56 per litre, in Chennai petrol is Rs 83.63 and diesel is Rs 78.37, in Kolkata petrol is Rs 82.10 and diesel is Rs 76.49 and in Noida petrol is sold at Rs 81.08 and diesel is Rs 73.29. is. Significantly, Delhi is the only state in the country where diesel and petrol are selling expensive. The reason for this is that VAT on fuel is very high in Delhi. The central government's taxes on fuel are much higher than before, so increasing the states' taxes has a big impact on their prices.

Diesel is a fuel used in transportation and agriculture, but petroleum companies are continuously increasing its prices. In the last one month, the price of petrol has shown stability, while the price of diesel is continuously increasing. Inflation also increases with an increase in the price of diesel. It is beyond comprehension why the petroleum companies are increasing the price of diesel only.

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