Fuel Prices At Historic Highs, Diesel Crosses Rs 100 A Litre In Rajasthan

Fuel Price Hike Today: The hike - the 23rd one since May 4 - pushed fuel prices across the country to new historic highs. Rajasthan levies the highest VAT on petrol and diesel in the country.

Diesel price today breached the Rs 100 per litre mark in Rajasthan after yet another increase in fuel rates, which also led to Karnataka becoming the 7th state to record Rs 100 a litre petrol. Petrol price was hiked by 27 paise per litre and diesel by 23 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. The hike - the 23rd one since May 4 - pushed fuel prices across the country to new historic highs. In Delhi, petrol hit an all-time high of Rs 96.12 a litre, while diesel is now priced at Rs 86.98 per litre.