Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday, 14 November, announced a reduction in Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel.
While the price of petrol has been reduced by Rs 4 per litre, that of diesel has been cut by Rs 5 per litre. The new rates will come into effect from Wednesday.
"A unanimous decision was taken in the cabinet meeting today to reduce the rate of VAT on petrol/diesel. After this, the rates will be reduced by Rs 4 per liter in petrol and Rs 5 per liter in diesel from 12 o'clock tonight," Gehlot said in a tweet.
Rajasthan has become the second Congress-ruled state to implement a reduction in the VAT charged on the fuels.
The Punjab government had cut the prices of petrol and diesel on Sunday.
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