ISLAMABAD
As the winters are approaching near, the government has increased the prices of LPG by Rs2.96 per kg. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority issued a notification on Tuesday regarding the LPG price increase. According to issued notification, the prices for November 2022 will be increase Rs.2529 per metric ton, domestic cylinder rates by Rs.35 and commercial cylinder by Rs134. The new rates of LPG with increased prices will be Rs.204 per KG instead of Rs.202 previously; domestic cylinder will now cost Rs.2409 from Rs.2374 as before and commercial cylinder will be available at Rs.9269 instead of Rs.9135.
The LPG dealers Chairman stressed that the country is already facing a severe natural gas supply crisis. Mr. Irfan Khokhar regretfully said that insane policies and high number of taxes have put a negative impact on LPG industry. The LPG distributers are paying over Rs.6 billion in taxes.
Annoyed the high rates of taxes, and to provide cheap LPG to masses in harsh winter season, the LPG Industries Association of Pakistan Chairman Irfan Khokhar has demanded of the government to waive these taxes. In this era of inflation and natural gas shot fall, the government should be eliminated unnecessary taxes on LPG to provide cheap and abundant LPG to the poor people. A comprehensive policy of LPG import should be made to meet the shot fall of natural gas.
The closure of JJVL Jamshoro plant has incurred a loss of billions rupees in addition to hike in LPG prices and the people had to buy expensive gas The association has called for making the JJVL plan operational.
There are hundreds of substandard cylinder manufacturing factories in Gujranwala, they should be shut down immediately and stringent legislation should be enacted across the country against those selling and buying substandard cylinders to prevent loss of innocent lives. Mr. Irfan Khokhar also asked for ending ban on LPG use in vehicles. =DNA
