"Responding to the Union government's appeal to the states to reduce VAT on transport fuel, Tripura government has cut the state taxes by Rs 2.5 per litre on both petrol and diesel," an official of the Chief Minister's secretariat said. He said after the reduction in taxes by the state, people of Tripura would get a total benefit of Rs 5 per litre on the prices of petrol and diesel. (IANS)