Government rules out cutting taxes on petrol, diesel
Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday ruled out cutting taxes on petrol and diesel. While petrol prices have increased by â¹6.08 since July to reach â¹69.12 per litre in Delhi, the highest since August 2014, diesel rates have risen by â¹3.65 to â¹57.01 per litre. "That situation has not come where we should re-look at tax structure," Pradhan said.