West Bengal to reduce tax on petrol, diesel by ₹1/litre from midnight

The West Bengal government on Sunday announced a reduction of tax by ₹1 per litre on petrol and diesel effective from midnight. West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra said it will provide some respite to people struggling with the rising fuel prices. "The Centre earns ₹32.90 per litre in taxes from petrol, while the state gets ₹18.46 only," he said.