Petrol costs more in India than US, but diesel less: govt
Petrol costs more in India than the United States of America (USA) because of higher taxes, but diesel is priced lower than the US, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas R P N Singh said today.
Petrol in Delhi costs Rs 65.64 per litre, as against the retail price of just Rs 45.45 a litre in the USA, he said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha here.
Publication Date:
20/12/2011