Telangana, Andhra Pradesh among top 4 states with higher petrol costs per litre

The Centre may have decreasedpetrolprices, but the twin states ofAndhra PradeshandTelanganastill stand third and fourth in the country with higher costs per litre because of existing VAT.

There are several other states in the country where price of petrol is still higher than Rs 105. Despite state and central government price cuts, Rajasthan has the highest per litre fuel price in the country at Rs 111.10. The desert state is followed by Maharashtra (Rs 109.98), Andhra Pradesh (Rs 109.05), and Telangana (Rs 108.20).

Apart from these states, the price of petrol in Madhya Pradesh (Rs 107.23), Kerala (Rs 106.36), Bihar (Rs 105.90), and Punjab (Rs 105.02) are higher than Rs 105 per litre.
After the Centre dropped prices, all states and union territories, regardless of their cuts, saw a decrease in price ranging from Rs 6 to Rs 17. Petrol rates in Telangana reduced by Rs 6.29 and in Andhra Pradesh by Rs 6.10.

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala have not reduced their state VAT on petrol prices.