Indian oil marketing companies on Saturday reduced the price of commercial LPG by Rs25.50 for a 19-kg cylinder in New Delhi with immediate effect; a day after prices of natural gas in Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price was also slashed by 4.5 per cent.
Here are the top points on commercial LPG rates cut:
The gas cylinder price down of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder, used in hotels and restaurants, was cut to Rs1,859.50 in the national capital from Rs1,885. This is the sixth reduction in the price of commercial LPG since June. In all, rates have come down by Rs494.50 per 19-kg cylinder.
Rates of LPG used in household kitchens for cooking purposes remained unchanged at Rs1,053 per 14.2-kg cylinder. Commercial LPG rates have largely been aligned with cost and so they have moved in tandem with the rise and fall in international prices. The rates of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) were cut marginally by 4.5 per cent.
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Jet fuel price was cut by Rs5,521.17 to Rs115,520.27 per kl in New Delhi. Increased by a record 40 per cent in step with a global escalation in energy prices. Rates differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes. In Kolkata, it has been slashed to Rs1,959 and in Mumbai, it will now cost Rs1811.50.
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