Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 15:
Prices of Petrol and diesel were tonight hiked by two rupees and Rs one a litre and cooking gas by Rs 20 a cylinder by the Govt which spared the kerosene from any increase.
In Manipur the price of petrol has been hiked to Rs 35.04 per litre while diesel will cost Rs 22.22 p and LPG Rs 273.26.Announcing the decision, Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyer said the increase, effective from midnight tonight, was necessitated due to spurt in international oil prices, which put a whopping additional burden of Rs 18,000 crore a year.
The Government also slashed excise duty on petrol by four per cent to 26 per cent, diesel from 14 per cent to 11 per cent and on LPG from 16 to 8 per cent in a bid to reduce the impact on consumers of petro products.
Accordingly petrol would now cost in Delhi at Rs 35.70 a litre and diesel at Rs 22.73 against Rs 33.70 and Rs 21.73 respectively.




