Petrol price hike by Rs.1.40 Effect from Midnight!!!
- A rise in international oil prices and depreciation in rupee have necessitated a Rs1.40 per litre increase in price of petrol with effect from midnight tonight, said a statement by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
- The hike is excluding local sales tax or VAT and the actual increase in rate for consumers will be higher after including the tax incidence.
- The previous petrol price hike was Rs1.50 a litre excluding VAT on February 16.
- The increase in price for consumers in Delhi will be Rs1.68 per litre and the new rate will be Rs70.74 a litre from Saturday as against Rs69.06 a litre currently.
- "The price increase has been necessitated by two factors — the international gasoline (petrol) prices have increased from USD 128.57 per barrel to USD 131.00 a barrel since the last revision; and the rupee has depreciated from Rs53.43 to Rs54.15 per US Dollar during the period," the statement said.
- Petrol in Mumbai will cost Rs77.66 a litre as against Rs75.89 per litre currently.
- "The trends of international oil prices and Rupee-USD exchange rate shall be closely monitored and the same shall be reflected in future price changes," said IOC, the nation's largest oil retailer.
- Apart from losses on sale of petrol, oil firms are suffering under-recovery (revenue loss) on sale of diesel of Rs11.26 per litre, kerosene of Rs33.43 a litre and LPG of Rs439 per cylinder. The loss on diesel has risen from Rs10.72 a litre on February 16, when its rates were increased by 45 paisa excluding VAT.
- IOC said it will end the fiscal with a revenue loss of Rs86,500 crore on sale of diesel, LPG and kerosene. The industry, comprising of IOC and two other state firms, will be Rs163,500 crore during current year.