Diesel, Petrol prices hiked again

Our Correspondent

Fuel prices were hiked on December 3 by the oil marketing companies after a two day pause.
Petrol price in Delhi was hiked by 17 paise to Rs 82.66 a litre while diesel prices were increased by 19 paise to Rs 72.84 per litre, according to notifications from Indian Oil Corporation.
While in Delhi the prices of petrol and diesel were Rs.82.66 and Rs.72.84 respectively, they were Rs.89.33 and Rs.79.42 respectively in Mumbai, Rs.85.59 and Rs.78.24 respectively in Chennai and Rs.84.18 and Rs.76.41 respectively in Kolkata
Rates differ from state to state depending on the incidence of VAT. Taxes make up for nearly two-third of the retail selling price.