ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government maintained the price of petrol in Pakistan at Rs283.38 per litre, giving respite to the inflation-weary masses.
According to a notification from the Ministry of Finance, the price of petrol is Rs283.38 per litre and Rs303.18 per litre for HSD. The rates will remain in place till November 15.
| Products | Existing price | New price | Increase/decrease |
| Petrol | Rs283.38 | Rs283.38 | Rs0 |
| High Speed Diesel (HSD) | 303.18 | 303.18 | Rs0 |
| Kerosene oil | Rs214.85 | Rs211.03 | Rs-3.82 |
| Light diesel oil | Rs192.86 | Rs189.46 | Rs-3.40 |
The government, however, also cut the prices of light diesel by Rs3.40 per litre and kerosene oil by Rs3.82 per litre for the next fortnight. After the reduction in the prices of petroleum products, the rate of kerosene oil has dropped to Rs211.03 per litre and light diesel oil to Rs189.46 per litre.
The interim government is charging zero general sales tax (GST) on all petroleum products while the rate of petroleum levy (PL) on petrol is Rs60 per litre.
In the last fortnight, the government had dropped the petrol price by Rs40 per litre and HSD by Rs15 per litre.
The federal cabinet had Monday sharply increased the natural gas tariff by up to 172% for domestic consumers, tandoors, and general industries, including export-oriented sectors, captive power plants, CNG and IPPs, and commercial sectors.
The new prices will be effective from November 1. The substantial increase was aimed to comply with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) demand, which asked the government to increase gas tariffs to control the gas sector’s circular debt, which is Rs2.1 trillion.
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) also reduced the rates of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) for November.
The rate has been dropped by Rs9.69 per kg to 251.03, a notification from the regulator said.
It added that as a result of the decrease, the rate for domestic cylinders has fallen by Rs117.47. Now, it said, an 11kg cylinder will be available at Rs2962.17.
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