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This is the fourth straight week when fuel prices have been cut. A litre of petrol now costs ₹77.56 in Delhi, ₹83.07 in Mumbai, ₹80.56 in Chennai and ₹78.18 in Bengaluru while diesel is priced at ₹72.31 in Delhi, ₹75.76 in Mumbai, ₹76.43 in Chennai and ₹72.70 in Bengaluru.
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New Delhi: On the back of falling crude oil prices, state-run oil marketing companies slashed the prices of petrol and diesel by 17 paise and 15 paise, respectively. This is the fourth straight week when fuel prices have been cut. A litre of petrol now costs ₹ 77.56 in Delhi, ₹ 83.07 in Mumbai, ₹ 80.56 in Chennai, ₹ 78.18 in Bengaluru and ₹ 79.49 in Kolkata.
A lower sales tax or VAT of 27% has made petrol the cheapest across metro cities. Diesel, on the other hand, is priced at ₹ 72.31 in Delhi, ₹ 75.76 in Mumbai, ₹ 76.43 in Chennai, ₹ 72.70 in Bengaluru and ₹ 74.17 in Kolkata. During the last 30 days, petrol and diesel prices have dropped more than 10%. The decreasing trend began when Union finance minister Arun Jaitley announced a ₹ 1.5 cut in excise duty and also asked state-run oil companies to bear a loss of Re 1 on every litre of petrol and diesel sold in India. The ₹ 2.5 cut was followed by another round of ₹ 2.5 cut in several BJP-ruled states that decided to reduce VAT to ease price pressure on the common man.
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Given the way international crude oil prices are behaving now, it is unlikely that petrol and diesel prices will breach the October 4 record when petrol had climbed to ₹ 84 per litre in Delhi and ₹ 91.34 in Mumbai while diesel was at ₹ 75.45 in Delhi and ₹ 80.10 in Mumbai.
Oil prices are down by about 18% from a 2014 high reached early in October. During the day, however, crude oil prices jumped more than 1.5% on Monday after top exporter Saudi Arabia announced a supply cut in December and other producers also considered reductions heading into 2019.
Front-month Brent crude futures, a benchmark for global oil prices, were at $71.59 per barrel, up 2% from their last close.
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