Petrol, diesel to become cheaper by Rs 5 in Assam from midnight; liquor to be cheaper by 25 pc

Guwahati: Assam government has removed the additional cess of Rs 5 levied on petrol and diesel levied last year at the peak of Covid-19 pandemic. The revised rate will come into effect from today midnight.

Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while presenting the vote on account on Friday, said that 25 per cent additional cess on liquor is also done away with.

In a structured way, Assam and Meghalaya hiked petrol and diesel prices last year.


Nagaland had levied Covid-19 cess of Rs 5 per litre of diesel and Rs 6 on petrol and motor spirit after Assam and Meghalaya increased prices of petrol and diesel.

Neighbouring Meghalaya had levied sales tax surcharge at 2 per cent on motor spirit including petrol (but excluding motor spirit used as fuel for aircraft, diesel oil and other internal combustion oil), diesel oil and other internal combustion.