Fuel price hike only temporary: G.K. Vasan
The Hindu
‘At the same time, the unprecedented hike is hitting the common man hard’
Though the fuel price hike is “temporary”, the unprecedented increase of petrol, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas price is unacceptable since it was hitting the common man hard, Tamil Maanila Congress president G.K. Vasan has said. Speaking to reporters here on Monday evening, Mr. Vasan said the oil companies that would fix the fuel price based on the crude oil price in the international market had increased the price of petrol, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas, which was only “temporary”. Since the global economy and international crude oil prices were responsible for the fuel prices in India, the price hike had become unavoidable.More Related News
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