Days after the Centre reduced excise duty on fuel, the Congress-led government in Punjab on Sunday lowered the VAT on petrol and diesel, making them cheaper by Rs 10 per litre and Rs 5 per litre, respectively, in the state.

“We are reducing petrol rate by Rs 10 per litre and diesel rate by Rs 5 per litre from midnight,” Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced after a cabinet meeting. Currently, the petrol and diesel rates in Punjab are Rs 106.20 and Rs 89.83 per litre, respectively.