The Prime Minister-appointed Kirit Parikh Committee has suggested freeing petrol and diesel prices and called for raising LPG rates by a steep Rs 100 per cylinder and kerosene by Rs 6 a litre. The recommendations may not be acceptable to the government battling high inflation. CNN-IBN spoke to Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas S Sundareshan about the recommendations and the likely price hike.
Cabinet likely to discuss issue of fuel price hike on Thursday evening.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/inflationhit-govt-wary-of-increasing-fuel-prices/109636-3.html
Suggestions may not be acceptable to the government battling high inflation.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/panel-suggests-steep-hike-in-fuel-lpg-prices/109631-3.html
Politicos shouted slogans demanding immediate withdrawal of the hike.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/fuel-price-hike-stalls-first-day-of-budget-session/96174-37.html
India Inc says the move will help oil cos reduce their huge subsidy burden.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india-inc-welcomes-petrol-price-hike/96130-7.html
Common people and Opposition parties alike criticised the hike.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/common-people-opposition-sore-over-fuel-price-hike/96129-3.html
Surging crude prices have forced the Government to hike prices.
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/96128/watch-prebudget-pain-as-govt-hikes-fuel-prices.html
For the first time after it was re-elected the UPA raised fuel prices.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/petrol-price-up-by-rs-4-diesel-hiked-by-rs-2/96086-7.html
Petrol and diesel prices will be de-regulated but not kerosene and LPG.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/government-considering-hike-in-fuel-prices/95766-7.html
Rival Jet Airways has also raised ticket prices by a similar amount.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/kingfisher-airlines-ups-fuel-surcharge-by-rs-400/95095-7.html
Crude oil prices are ruling at USD 71-72 a barrel, a seven-month high.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/govt-mulls-fuel-price-hike-to-gap-revenue-deficits/94953-7.html
The Oil Ministry wants to seek a nod for deregulating fuel prices.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/all-you-wanted-to-know-about-free-fuel-pricing/93687-7.html
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