The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has responded to the letter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) concerning petroleum prices. The letter says that the government is charging around 18 to 34 rupees per liter on petroleum products. According to details, the PTI had written to the OGRA seeking details of the import prices of the petroleum products and the details of taxes on them. The letter by the OGRA in response says that the government receives custom duty from the consumers. It says that the government receives Rs 3.75 per liter of diesel and Rs 0.89 per liter of petrol as custom duties.
The OGRA’s letter says that the import price of petrol is Rs 39.94 per liter while the price in the market is Rs 73.76 per liter. Similarly, diesel’s import price is Rs 40.54 and government has set the price at Rs 84.04 per liter. The letter also says that kerosene’s import price is Rs 38.43 but the government is charging the price at Rs 57.14 per liter.
