Petrol Prices Highest In Rajasthan Because Of Taxes Imposed By Congress Government: Minister

Union Minister Hardeep Puri said the average rate of petrol across the country is Rs 96.72 per litre, but it is Rs 113.34 per litre in Rajasthan's Ganganagar.

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday alleged that the price of petrol in Rajasthan was the highest in the country because of taxes imposed by the Congress government in the state.

In the last two years, the Rajasthan government has collected tax of Rs 35,975 crore on petrol and diesel till November 2021-22 and 2022-23, Puri said, according to a statement issued after a press conference at the BJP state media centre here.

When the tax collection in Rajasthan is compared to that in 18 states and union territories, it is very high, the minister said.