Fuel prices touch record high in Hyderabad

Fuel prices on Sunday touched a record high as oil PSUs passed on four weeks of relentless rise in international oil prices to consumers.

The new rates are Rs 81.11 a litre (petrol) and Rs 73.72 a litre (diesel) in Hyderabad. Rates vary from state to state depending



on the incidence of local sales tax or VAT.

In India, petrol is costliest in Mumbai where high local taxes has led to a price of Rs. 84.07 a litre. Diesel is the costliest in Hyderabad, due to high local taxes.