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LPG price hiked by Rs 1.76 per cylinder, subsidised cost reaches Rs 498.02

Subsidised LPG with effect from midnight tonight will cost Rs 498.02 per cylinder in Delhi as against Rs 496.26 currently, a statement issued by Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation's largest fuel retailer, said.

Reported by: PTI New Delhi Published on: July 31, 2018 20:57 IST
LPG price hiked by Rs 1.76 per cylinder, subsidised cost
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LPG price hiked by Rs 1.76 per cylinder, subsidised cost reaches Rs 498.02

Subsidised cooking gas (LPG) price was today hiked by Rs 1.76 per cylinder due to tax impact on the change in base price.

Subsidised LPG with effect from midnight tonight will cost Rs 498.02 per cylinder in Delhi as against Rs 496.26 currently, a statement issued by Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation's largest fuel retailer, said.

All LPG consumers have to buy the fuel at market price. The government, however, subsidises 12 cylinders of 14.2-kg each per households in a year by providing the subsidy amount directly in bank accounts of users.

This subsidy amount varies from month to month depending on the changes in average international benchmark LPG rate and foreign exchange rate.

When international rates move up, the government provides a higher subsidy. But as per tax rules, GST on LPG has to be calculated at the market rate of the fuel. The government may choose to subsidise a part of the price but tax will have to be paid at market rates.

This has led to increase in price.

"The increase is mainly on account of GST on the revised price of domestic non-subsidised LPG," the statement said.

Rates were last revised upward by Rs 2.71 on July 1.

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