ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority on On Thursday, was notified of an increase of 12 rupees per kilogram in in price of Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for month of December 2022 addition more troubles already burdened masses.
According to the OGRA notice, price of CIS for December 2022 has been increased by Rs… metric ton and because of this notice of CIS price hike, i.e. price of the domestic bottle has been increased by Rs 139 to Rs 2,548, while the commercial bottle will now sell for Rs 9,804 after the increase. of 535 rupees.
Requirement from government to give cessation of all taxes levied on CIS in order ensure nutrition of LPG below priceIrfan Khokhar, chairman of the LPG Association said that government should develop a comprehensive import of liquefied petroleum gas policy and immediately start liquefied petroleum gas plant of Jamshoro Joint Venture Limited (JJVL) avoid further losses. He called government should immediately close all factories that produce less standard of gas cylinders. government should also legalize use of LPG as fuel in engine vehicles, said Irfan Khokhar, chairman of the LPG Association.
It is pertinent to mention that OGRA previously fixed CIS price at 2409 rupees for 11.8 kg cylinder for month of November 2022
In addition, LPG is commonly used for cooking, lighting, heating in country.
