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A day after the Centre reduced excise duty on fuel, the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government on Sunday slashed the VAT on petrol by Rs 2.08 per litre and diesel by Rs 1.44 per litre. A statement issued by the government said the state exchequer will have to bear an annual loss of Rs 2,500 crore as a result of this decision. After reducing the VAT on petrol and diesel, the per month revenue from petrol will reduce by Rs 80 crore, while that from diesel by Rs 125 crore. The central government on Saturday announced a record Rs 8 per litre cut in excise duty on petrol and Rs 6 reduction on diesel.
Maharashtra on Saturday reported 248 new coronavirus infections and one pandemic-related death, the state health department said. The lone death was reported in Mumbai. The caseload in the state rose to 78,80,585 and death toll reached 1,47,854. On Friday, Maharashtra had reported 263 cases and one fatality. As many as 263 patients recovered during the day. So far 77,31,292 patients have recovered from the infection in Maharashtra. The state has 1,439 active cases now. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region -- comprising Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Panvel, Kalyan-Dombivli, Ulhasnagar and other adjoining areas -- recorded 170 new cases, including 131 in the country's financial capital alone. The Pune division -- covering Pune, Satara and Solapur districts -- witnessed 63 fresh cases. Maharashtra's recovery rate is 98.11 per cent, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.87 per cent. As many as 28,032 coronavirus tests were conducted since Friday evening, taking the total of tests condu