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Old 21st November 2007, 14:00   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by vasudeva View Post
What I do not understand is that while the actual cost of production of both petrol and diesel is nearly the same, why the 30% difference in their prices. Perhaps diesel needs to be subsidised for heavy trucks, but why for someone in an Octavia.
The main reason of this cost difference is Diesel is more subsidised compare to petrol and goverment do it because of the heavy use of diesel in agriculture.
If I am not wrong, in all other countries, both petrol and diesel have same price.
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