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Petrol, diesel costliest in Andhra Pradesh, cheapest in Andaman
Financial Express Pune
|December 16, 2025
PETROL AND DIESEL are costliest in Andhra Pradesh largely because of the highest VAT the state charges, while smaller states and Union Territories such as Andaman & Nicobar Islands have the lowest fuel prices, according to information furnished in the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
A litre of petrol in Amaravati - the capital city of Andhra Pradesh - costs ₹109.74, while the same in Andaman & Nicobar Islands comes for ₹82.46, according to a written reply by Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopin response to a question on disparities in fuel prices.
"The final selling prices of petrol and diesel include excise duty fixed by the Central Government and Value Added Tax (VAT)/Taxes fixed by the respective state/UT governments," he said, adding that the rates vary across the country due to different freight rates and VAT/local levies, which vary from state to state.
NDA-ruled Andhra Pradesh charges the highest VAT of ₹29.06 per litre on petrol, while the same in Andaman & Nicobar Islands is just ₹0.82 per litre.
This story is from the December 16, 2025 edition of Financial Express Pune.
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