The petrol and diesel will be cheaper by 0.73 paise and 0.82 paise a litre respectively within the municipal limits of towns and cities across the state.
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Punjab Cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, here, an official release said.
Punjab levies one per cent and two per cent octroi on total value of petrol and diesel respectively within cities and total collection from octroi stands nearly Rs 50 crore per annum, according to fuel pump owners.
"The abolition of octroi will make petrol and diesel cheaper by 0.73 paise and 0.82 paise a litre respectively," Punjab Petroleum Dealers
