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The Shinde-Fadnavis administration lowered  VAT on petrol by Rs 5 per litre and on diesel by Rs 3 per litre, causing a loss of Rs 6,000 crore annually in the face of growing inflation and falling rupee. The VAT decrease will take effect from midnight on July 14. The Maharashtra government has decreased the VAT on petrol to Rs 14.43 per litre and diesel to Rs 12.54 per litre.