Oil sector urges govt to cut petroleum levy as Middle East tensions push up global prices - Profit by Pakistan Today
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
59% : In addition, a climate support levy of Rs2.5 per litre is applied, while import duties of around Rs30-35 per litre are also collected.57% : At present, the government charges a petroleum levy of Rs84.4 per litre on petrol and Rs76.21 per litre on HSD.
48% : Combined, these charges bring total taxation on petroleum products to roughly Rs120-125 per litre.
43% : Officials from the oil sector said the government should consider temporarily reducing the petroleum levy to ease pressure on consumers and contain inflationary effects across the economy.
39% : Industry warns rising oil prices could raise petrol and diesel costs; current taxes on fuel estimated at Rs120-125 per litre Oil industry stakeholders have urged the federal government to reduce the petroleum levy on petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) to limit the impact of potential fuel price increases as international oil markets react to escalating tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.