AGARTALA / KOLKATA, Sep 12 (TIWN): Urging the Centre to reduce the cess on fuel prices, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that her government will reduce the state tax on petrol and diesel by Re 1 per litre.

But here in Tripura in last 6 months two times taxes were hiked, whereas increased tax is violating the petrol price more.

Petrol price in Agartala on Wednesday  touched Rs. 80, fueled much resentment among the consumers. 

At national level in January 2016, petrol price was Rs 65.12 whereas in September 2018 it is Rs 81.5 per litre. So the petrol price has gone up by Rs 16.48 per litre. Diesel price was Rs 48.80 in 2016 but now it is Rs 73.26, a hike of Rs 24.46. 

"Our government has not increased sale tax or excise duty on petrol or diesel in these years so that the common people do not get disturbed,"  Mamata Banerjee said.

The Andhra Pradesh government had earlier reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre while Rajasthan slashed tax on fuel by four per cent.

But in case of Tripura, the fuel price has been increased again and again.