The massive hike in the price of petroleum products has had a huge impact on the rates of vegetables and fruits.
In the last two days only, the prices of vegetables and fruits has increased by 15% to 20% in Multan, going further out of the reach of the common man.
On the other hand, the real reasons for the drastic increase in the prices of petroleum products have come to light. The government has levied adjustment charges of Rs10.68 on petrol and Rs4.68 per liter on diesel.
This has resulted in the price of petrol rising by an astronomical Rs26.
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According to a report, adjustment charges of Rs10.68 per liter on petrol and Rs4.68 per liter on diesel have been imposed.
According to the document, the tax imposed on petrol is Rs125.25 and on diesel Rs95.45 per litre, as the actual price of petrol is Rs206.13 and diesel Rs233.73 per litre.
According to the report, the levy rate on petrol is Rs60 and on diesel Rs50 per litre.
According to the document, the government has also further increased the dealer and oil marketing margins on petrol and diesel, according to which the ex-refinery price of petrol is Rs252.13 from September 16.
On Friday night, the government hiked the price of petrol by Rs26 and diesel by over Rs17 against a proposed hike of Rs16 per litre.
