Delhi petrol dealers say sales have decreased by 50% due to higher price
Op IndiaAs the Delhi government, along with several non-NDA state governments, refuse to cut VAT on petrol and diesel, it is not just the residents of the national capital, but the fuel dealers are also having to pay the price. According to dealers, their sales have gone down by almost half as people are refuelling their vehicles in neighbouring states like Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, where the state governments have cut VAT after the central govt slashed excise duty on Petrol and Diesel. Anurag Narain, President of the Delhi-Petrol Dealers Association, has written a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asking to cut Value Added Tax on petrol and diesel. Our sales have decreased by 50%, people are going to UP & Haryana to get Fuel: Anurag Narain, President, Delhi-Petrol Dealers Association pic.twitter.com/x4j9yftJ6S — JAMMU NOW November 10, 2021 As of today, petrol price in Delhi is ₹104 per litre, while the same is around ₹95 in Noida and ₹96 in Gurugram. Amid the rising fuel prices, last week the central govt had cut excise duty on petrol by ₹5 and diesel by ₹10, and had urged the state governments to cut VAT on fuel.