The caretaker government on Thursday announced an increase in the prices of petroleum products, taking the price of petrol to an all-time high of Rs. 305.36 per liter.
According to a notification of the revised prices issued by the Finance Division, the price of petrol has been increased by Rs. 14.91 per liter while the price of high-speed diesel has been jacked up by Rs. 18.44 per liter.
The short statement issued by the Finance Division said that due to the increase of petroleum prices in the international market and exchange rate variations, the government has decided to revise the existing consumer prices of petroleum products.
The increase took the price of petrol to Rs. 305.36 per liter while the price of high-speed diesel jumped to Rs. 311.84 per liter.
The Interim Government has also increased the petroleum levy to a maximum of Rs. 60 per liter from Rs. 55 per liter.
The price of kerosene has also been raised by Rs. 16.37 per liter and the price will now be Rs. 233.52 per liter. The price of light diesel oil has seen an increase of Rs. 10.34 and the price will now be Rs. 210.13 per liter.
Source: ProPakistani