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Summary OGRA has reduced price of LPG by Rs 11 per kilogram. New Price of would be Rs 115 per kg.
A day ago OGRA issued instructions to the production companies to impose Petroleum Development Levy (PDL) on the sale of liquid petroleum gas by at least Rs 13 per kg (Rs 11450 per ton) in order to facilitate the importers of LPG, which was to be implemented from September 21.LPG Association Pakistan (LPGAP) had criticised OGRA for increasing levy on LPG. They said that the impact of increasing levy would have to be passed on to the consumers. On the other hand, the people had also rejected the implementation of PDL on LPG.But on the first day of implementation of petroleum development levy, OGRA once again came in the action and reduced the price of LPG by Rs 11 per kg. The new price would be Rs 115 per kg, whereas the cylinder of liquid petroleum gas would be available for Rs 1355 throughout the country, OGRA announced.OGRA has issued the notification regarding decreasing the LPG price.Irfan Khokhar, Chairman LPG Association of Pakistan, said the association supports new LPG policy 2011. He said that OGRA initiative to reduce the price of LPG would provide relief to the consumers especially the people of hilly areas, AJK and Gilgit Baltistan where LPG is used as fuel during winter season.
