The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Thursday increased the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Rs11.79 per kilogram for the month of December.
As per a notification issued by the regulator, LPG will cost Rs215.95/kg from today onwards. The price means that an 11.8kg cylinder will now cost will Rs2,548.29 making it an increase of Rs139.19.
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Last month, OGRA had jacked up the prices of LPG for November by Rs2.96/kg to Rs204.16/kg.
This increase made the domestic LPG cylinder (11.8kg) expensive by Rs34.91, while the commercial one (45.4kg) saw a jump of Rs134 in price.
A day earlier, the government maintained a status quo in the prices of petrol and diesel for the next fortnight.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar made this announcement as he holds talks with the International Monetary Fund.
