Mumbai petrol price up for 15th day in a row to Rs 86.08/l; crude oil down
In line with petrol, the price
of diesel also increased -- to Rs 69.17 a litre in Delhi, and Rs 73.64 in
Mumbai
Economy & Policy News: Retail fuel prices in India continue to burn a hole in
pockets, with the cost of petrol increasing for a 15th consecutive day on
Monday to touch a new high of Rs 78.27 a litre in Delhi, up from Rs 78.12 per
litre a day before. This, incidentally, happened on a day when the global crude oil price showed a decrease. On Monday, petrol prices in Mumbai stood
at Rs 86.08 a litre, in Kolkata Rs 80.76 and in Chennai Rs 81.11. In line with
petrol, diesel prices also increased -- to Rs 69.17 per litre in Delhi and Rs
73.64 per litre in Mumbai.
Following the Karnataka polls and the
19-day fuel price freeze from April 24, oil marketing companies opted for a
price rise for petrol and diesel. On May 15, the price of petrol was increased
by 17 paise a litre and that of diesel by 21 paise a litre in Delhi. The petrol
price was seen at Rs 74.80 per litre, the highest since September 2013, and
diesel was seen at Rs 66.14 per litre.
Amid the
rise in fuel prices, crude oil futures fell 2.73 per cent to Rs 4,485 per
barrel on Monday, in line with the weak trend overseas as the market eyed an
increase in output from top crude producers -- Russia, the US, and Saudi
Arabia.
The brent
crude futures were at $75.34 per barrel, down $1.10, or 1.4
percent, from their last close.
The
government said it is likely to levy a 'windfall tax', in the form of a cess,
on companies like Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Oil India (OIL)
for any revenue that they earn from prices crossing $70 a barrel.
Subsequently,
the revenue collected will be used to pay retail majors like Indian Oil
Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation (HPCL) to absorb the fuel price hike.
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