Prices vary from region to region due to local taxes, as the products are excluded from the GST regime. Delhi has the lowest tax rate among the four metros.
Beginning October 18, international oil prices have been falling and rupee has also appreciated.
Fuel prices touched their record high of Rs 84 per litre for petrol and Rs 75.45 a litre for diesel in the previous month.
Likewise, in Mumbai, for petrol and diesel, you have to pay Rs 84.86 per litre (decreased by Rs 0.16) and Rs 77.32 per litre, respectively.
Bordering states like Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have reduced VAT, said the association.
On Friday, amidst rising fuel prices despite an excise cut on petrol and diesel last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a review meeting with Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
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Earlier on Sunday, oil-marketing companies increased the prices of petrol and diesel across the four metro cities.
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In Mumbai, petrol and diesel prices reached Rs 87.73 per litre (increase by Rs 0.23) and Rs 77.68 per litre (increase by Rs 0.31) respectively.
On Thursday, the Centre cut petrol and diesel prices by Rs 2.50 per litre, a decision that was followed by several BJP-ruled states giving an overall relief of Rs 5 per litre.
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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced a excise duty cut of Rs 2.50 per litre in the retail prices of petrol and diesel and had also asked the state governments to respond by matching the tax cut
Immediately after the Centre’s decision, many state governments also reduced the price.
"The 'Kisan Kranti Padyatra' that started on Sept 23 had to end at Delhi's Kisan Ghat. Since Delhi police didn't allow us to enter we protested. Our aim was to finish the yatra which has been done. Now we'll go back to our villages," Naresh Tikait, President, Bharatiya Kisan Union said.
In Mumbai, petrol touched Rs 89.44/litre (increased by Rs 0.15/litre). Likewise, diesel also recorded a new high and is being sold for Rs 78.33/litre (increased by Rs 0.7/litre).
Reacting to Pradhan's proposal, Odisha Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera said the Centre should first reduce tax on the oil price.
While the Union government has asserted that it will not cut fuel prices, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah has claimed that the "Centre will soon arrest fuel prices", said Chidambaram in a tweet.
Her government had never increased the sales tax or cess during all these years, she said.
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