Petrol price in Shillong has gone up to Rs 101.62 per litre as oil marketing companies have increased the price for the twelfth time in 14 days today. The price of diesel is now Rs 87.72 per litre.
Today, petrol and diesel witnessed a hike of 40 paise per litre.
The prices of the two auto fuels have been turning more volatile, as prices of crude oil have been showing a firm trend.
After four and a half months of remaining unchanged, fuel prices were increased on March 22 and have been on an upward spiral ever since.
In the last 13 days, the prices of petrol and diesel have increased by approximately Rs 8 per litre.
The prices of petrol and diesel vary from state to state, depending on the incidence of local taxes like value-added tax (VAT) and freight charges.
