ISLAMABAD: The new significant increased prices of gas and CompressedNatural Gas (CNG), and electricity for domestic consumers will be enforcedfrom today (July 1).
According to details, a significant increase of Rs20 will be enforced andthis will take CNG’s price to Rs124 per kg in Sindh and Balochistanprovinces, whereas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the CNG will be sold atRs139 per kg with an increase of Rs22.
However, the new price of CNG in Punjab is Rs90 per kg with an increase ofRs4.
On the other hand, the government has decided to keep prices of petroleumproducts unchanged for the month of July following adjustments in taxrates, according to an official announcement.
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The decision was taken to provide relief to the consumers, said a statementissued by the finance ministry. It said the government had decided not toincrease the prices of petroleum products for July 2019.
The crude price in the international market had come down from April’s $72per barrel to $64 per barrel on June 28.
