Petrol price slashed by 95 paise per litre

16 Nov 2012 Evaluate

Marking second reduction in rates since October, state-owned oil marketing companies (OMC’s) slashed the price of petrol by 95 paise per litre (minus state levies), effective November 15, midnight, on account of fall in international oil prices. The last reduction in petrol price before this was the 56-paise cut to Rs 67.90 a litre on October 9. Thereafter, the rate was increased by 29 paise in wake of government’s decision to raise the commission paid to petrol pump dealers.

Petrol in Delhi would now cost Rs 67.24 a litre, from earlier Rs 68.19 a litre. While, petrol price in Mumbai has been lowered by Rs 1.20 per litre to Rs 73.53, the same will cost Rs 70.57 a litre in Chennai from Friday instead of Rs 71.77 a litre currently. In Kolkata, the price has been cut by Rs 1.19 to Rs 74.55 per litre.

Basically, the trends in the international oil market and Indian rupee-USD exchange rate are being closely monitored and the same are usually reflected in future price change. At present, the international oil prices are relatively stable. However, there has been significant volatility in the rupee-dollar exchange rate with uncertainty about its future direction.

The government had in June 2010 deregulated petrol prices giving oil companies freedom to fix rates in line with the cost. However, prices have seldom moved in line with cost and oil companies have often buckled under political pressure to keep rates checked to help the government control inflation.

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