The Himachal Pradesh government announced on Sunday that value added tax (VAT) on diesel would be raised by ₹7.40 per litre.

After this increase, the diesel prices in the state would be ₹86 per litre.
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This was informed in a notification issued by the department of state taxes and excise government of Himachal Pradesh.
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On Sunday, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expanded his Cabinet and inducted seven new ministers. The swearing-in ceremony of the new ministers took place at the Raj Bhavan in Shimla.Vikramaditya Singh, the son of Virbhadra Singh, had also taken the oath today.
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