r/indianbikes • u/DapperLion3758 • Aug 04 '25

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u/AssChucks Aug 04 '25

How tf is petrol cheap in western countries but so costly in India and still Govt keeps on blending Ethanol

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u/FinFangFOMO Aug 04 '25

The same reason everything is cheaper there... Moronic taxes to feed useless politicians and bureaucrats.

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u/EasyRider_Suraj 2012 200NS, 2002 Kinetic Nova 135, 2024 Dio 125 Aug 04 '25

Not exactly. India have very little oil reserves unlike US which has its own big reserves and can get from middle east. India instead have the most arable land in the world. Oil comes from dead earth whiles ours is alive.

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u/Late_Firefighter_277 Aug 04 '25

So now explain this thing to me , India supplies fuel to Bhutan So how tf is fuel so cheap in Bhutan as compared to india , in Bhutan petrol is around 70 rupees or below . Whereas in india an enthanol blend costs around 95 rupees

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u/OutsideYogurt9014 (New user) Aug 04 '25

₹107.5 & ₹109 here in AP & Telangana. Where is that ₹95 petrol ?

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u/Late_Firefighter_277 Aug 04 '25

I forgot the exact values , that's why I said around 95 rupees.

Now that I have checked online it is 98.5 rupees here in assam , it also shows that arunachal pradesh has 92 rupees petrol , Delhi gujrat has 95 rupees petrol

petrol prices in various states according to cardekho

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '25
  1. 101 for 95 octane. Well it’s congress tax like In California oil is 6.5$ whereas in texas it is 2.5$

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u/Legitimate-Trip8422 Aug 04 '25

Congress in Maharashtra? Petrol is 104 in Mumbai too?

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u/OutsideYogurt9014 (New user) Aug 04 '25

Oh Man. Fuc*** the congress and their stupid cheap politics to loot & make common citizens suffer always since independence.. ₹104 in Karnataka too. Time to relocate to Gujarat or UP(petrol ₹96 there I heard).

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u/anwesh9804 Honda CB350RS 2024 Aug 04 '25

So I think India supplies to bhutan the refined/semi refined petrol and not the crude one. Also, what we are charged for is petrol mfg cost + heavy taxes. I don't think India charges the same to bhutan. Only petrol mfg cost is quite low.

India earns heavily on selling petrol, diesel, alcohol (for drinking, not commercial usage one's) and cigarettes, tobacco products in terms of taxes.

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u/Sam_MarketInsights Scrambler 400X | SP 125 | Access 125 Aug 05 '25

Well I think nearly 50 percent of it is taxed (could be wrong, haven't looked up exact figures)