ENA Sectors 2019-08-20 09:21:03 <p><strong>Lucknow, Aug 20 (KNN)</strong> | Starting today, the cost of petrol and diesel will increase in Uttar Pradesh as the state government has hiked the Value Added Tax (VAT) on both.</p> <p>The cost of one litre of petrol will now be 98 paisa more across the state while one litre of diesel is now dearer by Rs 2.35.</p> <p>The rise in prices of the fuel comes after the state government decided to increase VAT on petrol to 26.80 per cent while that on diesel to 17.48 per cent.</p> <p>The new and hiked prices came into effect at midnight on Monday. <strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="550" src="//mg.mgid.com/mghtml/framehtml/c/k/n/knnindia.co.in.338951.html" width="680"></iframe></p> 23481 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/petrol-and-diesel-now-costlier-in-uttar-pradesh-as-state-govt-increases-vat-on-both 2019-08-20 09:21:03 knnindia.co.in