Under attack from its allies and Opposition after the
latest petrol price hike, the central government on Monday asked oil marketing companies to time their price rise better.
According to sources, the public sector firms have been
told to cut petrol prices whenever there is a moderation in global crude prices - to balance the price hikes seen when crude oil prices shoot up.
Petrol prices were deregulated in June 2010 with the condition that the government retains the right to intervene in public interest. The prices have already been increased five times in 2011.
Trinamool Congress MPs to meet PM on Tues According to speculation in the market, despite deregulation, oil firms have always hiked fuel prices in consultation with the government.
However, the government on its part has pleaded helplessness over the issue, citing global economic trends. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently said deregulation and decontrol was the direction that India should move in, a statement many believe indicated the deregulation of diesel prices soon.
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