The federal government has announced a reduction in the prices of petroleum products for the next 15 days.
According to the notification, the price of petrol has been reduced by Rs 10 per liter, the new price of petrol will be Rs 249 10 paise per liter, high-speed diesel has been reduced by Rs 13 6 paise per liter, the new price of high-speed diesel will be Rs 249 69 paise per liter.
Similarly, the price of light diesel has been reduced by 12 rupees 12 paise per liter, the new price of light diesel has been fixed at 141 rupees 93 paise per liter, the price of kerosene has been reduced by 11 rupees 15 paise per liter, the new price of kerosene oil is 158 rupees 47 paise. per liter.
On the other hand, during the first two months of the current financial year, the sale of high-speed diesel has recorded a decrease of 12% on an annual basis.
According to OCAC and industry statistics, the sale of 0.92 million tons of high-speed diesel in July and August 2024 has been recorded in the country, which is 12% less than the same period of the previous financial year. was recorded.
In August, 0.46 million tons of high-speed diesel were sold in the country, which is 17% less than last year’s August.
In the first two months of the current financial year, the total volume of sales of petroleum products in the country has been recorded at 2.41 million tons, which is 12% less than the same period of the previous financial year.
