Goa hikes price of kerosene
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, MARCH 31
The hike in the prices of kerosene effected by the central government from June- July 2009, will be implemented in Goa from April 1, 2010.
The Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs has issued a notification effecting increase in wholesale and retail prices of kerosene. It has effected an average hike of 43 per paise per liter of kerosene used for domestic purpose.
The last time, the price was fixed was in 2005. The department could not effect a hike in the prices of kerosene when the central government issued direction increasing kerosene prices across the country in July last year.
The problem was about fixing the new price and hence the department wrote to the Central government requesting it to show a way, said our sources in the department.
Goa’s kerosene quota is 2055 kilo liters and there are 1475 dealers and 245 hawkers in the State.
