After two rounds of rate cuts last month, State-run fuel retailers have hiked petrol prices by 70 paise per litre, with effect from July 23 midnight. The marginal rate hike, which is in line with firming international oil rates, comes on the heels of UPA candidate and former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee wining the presidential poll and also after two successive reductions last month -- Rs 2.02 per litre on June 3 and Rs 2.46 a litre on June 29.
As a consequence of the upward revision, the hike in selling price of petrol shall vary from Rs 0.70/litre to Rs 0.91/litre depending upon the state taxes. Petrol in Delhi will cost Rs 68.48 per litre with effect from midnight tonight as compared to Rs 67.78 a litre now.
Latest increase in the price of petrol is triggered by the twin factors of crude and petrol prices rising substantially in global bulk markets as well as a further depreciation in the rupee's value against the dollar. Average price of Indian basket of crude is $101.28 per barrel while international petrol price is $111.59 a barrel. The Rupee-dollar exchange rate is around Rs 55.76 to a dollar.
Currently, PSU oil firms are losing Rs 10.01 per litre on diesel, Rs 27.20/litre on kerosene and Rs 319/cylinder on LPG. This revision, however, strengthens the expectation of diesel price hike being around the corner, with the decision timing remaining in uncertainty.
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