Agartala Oct 4 (IANS) In line with the Central government s decision to reduce petrol and diesel prices by Rs 2.5 per litre the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Tripura government on Thursday also cut taxes on petrol and diesel by Rs 2.5 per litre an official said.
"Responding to the Union government s appeal to the states to reduce VAT on transport fuel Tripura government has cut the state taxes by Rs 2.5 per litre on both petrol and diesel " an official of the Chief Minister s secretariat told IANS.
He said after the reduction in taxes by the state people of Tripura would get a total benefit of Rs 5 per litre on the prices of petrol and diesel.

--IANS sc/nir