Karnataka Govt govt increases sales tax, diesel prices to go up by Rs 2 per litre

Diesel prices in Karnataka are likely to rise by Rs 2 per litre as the Karnataka government has increased the sales tax on diesel by 3 per cent. The state government issued a notification on Tuesday (April 1), raising the Karnataka Sales Tax (KST) on diesel from 18.4 per cent to 21.17 per cent.

The change, effective from April 1, 2025,



will bring the new price to Rs 91.02 per litre.

The previous increase in diesel prices occurred in June 2024 when the government raised the sales tax on petrol from 25.92 per cent to 29.84 per cent and on diesel from 14.3 per cent to 18.4 per cent. This resulted in a price hike of Rs 3 per litre for petrol and Rs 3.02 per litre for diesel.