Lucknow ,Oct 28 (UNI) Ahead of the crucial assembly polls , Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is likely to give some relief on petrol and diesel price.



A high level meeting of the state government chaired by chief minister Yogi Adityanath will be held Thursday evening to discuss the rising prices of petrol and diesel.



Officials here confirmed that CM has called a meeting today to discuss the VAT on petrol and diesel.



They also did not rule out some relief on the cards.



The state had hiked the VAT on diesel and petrol in 2019 and then again in 2020.



In 2019 the VAT was increased to 26.80 per cent and that on diesel to 17.48 per cent.



In 2020 again a hike was made. As of now a consumer pays around Rs 19 per litre as VAT on petrol and around Rs 10.50 per liter on diesel.



Sources hinted that in today's meeting state government can decide to lower the VAT by a small margin.But in terms of revenue loss it will be a big figure for the state.

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