Uttarakhand government Wednesday night provided a relief of 45 paise per litre in the prices of petrol by reducing the Value Added Tax.
A decision to this effect was taken by Chief Minister BC Khanduri on the occasion of the states foundation day, an official statement said. The oil marketing companies had on November 3 increased the prices of petrol by Rs 1.82 per litre.
The state goes to assembly polls early next year.
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