Commercial LPG rate cut by ₹39.50 per 19-kg cylinder
The Hindu
Oil firms cut commercial LPG prices by ₹39.50/19-kg cylinder in New Delhi; domestic LPG unchanged.
Commercial cooking gas (LPG) prices were on December 22 cut by ₹39.50 per 19-kg cylinder in line with softening international benchmarks.
However, the price of domestic LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas) — used in household kitchens for cooking purposes — remained unchanged at ₹903 per 14.2-kg cylinder.
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Commercial LPG — used in various establishments such as hotels and restaurants — will now cost ₹1,757 per 19-kg cylinder in New Delhi as against ₹1,796.50, oil firms said in a price notification.
State-owned oil firms last hiked the price of commercial LPG by ₹21 on December 1.
Commercial LPG will now cost ₹1,710 per 19-kg cylinder in Mumbai, ₹1,868.50 in Kolkata, and ₹1,929 in Chennai.
Rates differ from state to state based on incidence of local taxation.
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