Petrol, Diesel To Be Costlier In Karnataka After Hike In Sales Tax On Fuel

Karnataka government on Saturday hiked sales tax on fuel which will make petrol and diesel costlier. According to official sources, petrol will now go up by Rs. 3 and diesel by Rs. 3.5 per litre. In a notification issued by the Finance Department, the government has hiked sales tax on petrol by 3.92 percentage points, from 25.92 to 29.84 per cent.