ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Sunday increased the price of petrolby up to Rs2.70 per litre for the next 15 days of February 2021, accordingto a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office.
The premier approved Rs2.70 per litre increase on petrol and Rs2.88 perlitre on diesel. The price of kerosene oil is increased up to Rs3.54 perlitre while the rate of light diesel was jacked up to Rs3 per litre.
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Friday had proposed Rs12 perlitre hike in petrol price from February 1.
The OGRA had proposed raising Rs10 per litre on high-speed diesel.
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Sources prior to the matter told ARY News that OGRA has prepared itssummary on the basis of a levy of Rs30 per litre. Currently, the levy onpetrol is Rs21.56 per litre.
The new prices will come into effect from 12:00 am midnight.
