[ashis89]

Probably I will go to Goa everytime to tank up, a good reason to visit that lovely state.

On a more serious note, Govt. should reduce the tax(if not fully remove it).
Yesterday I tanked up my bike with 13 odd lts of petrol even if I had 5 lts already.

[sgiitk]

Originally Posted by NPV

Read in the newspapers yesterday:
Now that the elections in 5 states are over, the government is considering a petrol price hike (very soon) of approximately Rs.4.50-Rs.5 a litre ! Again, this is only for Petrol, they want to leave LPG, Diesel, etc untouched

Not exactly. Diesel will be touched only after the Budget Session, since they do not want Mamta to run off firing on all cylinders. Any big reforms seem to off the Radar.

Diesel under-recovery is about Rs.12. I will expect the rise in Dlesel to be done in two or three tranches, since it seems to be finally getting into their woolly heads that the so called subsidies are counter productive. LPG and Kerosene are bigger sacred cows.

[murillo]

Originally Posted by NPV

Read in the newspapers yesterday:
Now that the elections in 5 states are over, the government is considering a petrol price hike (very soon) of approximately Rs.4.50-Rs.5 a litre ! Again, this is only for Petrol, they want to leave LPG, Diesel, etc untouched
Here's a link that also discusses the topic:
Oil cos want petrol price hiked by Rs 5/litre - Rediff.com Business

Not sure if the fuel price hike will come through now, after the declaration of poll results. The Congress party has not done well and a part of the reason is said to be with the ever-increasing inflation. Hence I suppose now the Congress government will be extra careful with regard to price hikes. Gone are the cocky, brash swagger in carefree price rises.

[NPV]

Originally Posted by murillo

Not sure if the fuel price hike will come through now, after the declaration of poll results. The Congress party has not done well and a part of the reason is said to be with the ever-increasing inflation. Hence I suppose now the Congress government will be extra careful with regard to price hikes. Gone are the cocky, brash swagger in carefree price rises.

I really hope the poll results and pressure from mamta and others will prevent another "petrol only" hike, keeping my fingers crossed.
These "petrol only" hikes are just a means to procrastinate taking the hard decisions - the real problem lies with pricing of Diesel, LPG, etc - when will they wake up to that fact and take the right decision ?
On a lighter note, as @C300 has mentioned, let's see who gets to 100 first - Sachin or Petrol !

[drmohitg]

Originally Posted by NPV

I really hope the poll results and pressure from mamta and others will prevent another "petrol only" hike, keeping my fingers crossed.
These "petrol only" hikes are just a means to procrastinate taking the hard decisions - the real problem lies with pricing of Diesel, LPG, etc - when will they wake up to that fact and take the right decision ?
On a lighter note, as @C300 has mentioned, let's see who gets to 100 first - Sachin or Petrol !

Hey you should be against any hike in fuel prices. From your post it looks like you are fine with Petrol price hike if its followed by diesel price hike too?

[Durango Dude]

Wish our earnings get pegged to petrol prices then we can all be rich. We will all be paupers by the time we retire if inflationary trends continue. So pray to God that you lead a healthy & productive life till your last breath and hope your investments don't turn to pieces of worthless paper. I just shudder to think how my children will have to work to eke out a living.

[NPV]

Originally Posted by drmohitg

Hey you should be against any hike in fuel prices. From your post it looks like you are fine with Petrol price hike if its followed by diesel price hike too?

Not exactly
I feel the "petrol only" hikes target just a small section of end users (like me) and is not very useful really since it's another short-term pricing move that is not going to solve the larger problem at hand (subsidised pricing of other fuels).
In fact, I hope they reverse this recent trend for once and consider hiking the price of only Diesel ! If the loss from petrol is Rs.5 a litre and Rs.12 from diesel, why not hike diesel by Rs.7 and get the losses down to Rs.5 on both ? We'll then have some parity and sanity.

[Gadgetfreak]

Originally Posted by NPV

Not exactly
I feel the "petrol only" hikes target just a small section of end users (like me) and is not very useful really since it's another short-term pricing move that is not going to solve the larger problem at hand (subsidised pricing of other fuels).
In fact, I hope they reverse this recent trend for once and consider hiking the price of only Diesel ! If the loss from petrol is Rs.5 a litre and Rs.12 from diesel, why not hike diesel by Rs.7 and get the losses down to Rs.5 on both ? We'll then have some parity and sanity.

HI NPV,

You have answered your question, petrol users are small but rich section who can afford a little hike, I'm not saying diesel buyers are poor, but any price change in diesel will impact everyone as transportation cost will go up which will hit our daily usage items charges also. A hike in diesel price has multiple effects which is not the case with petrol price hike.

Sorry I don't mean to hurt sentiments of petrol/Diesel users but this is just my point of view.

[govigov]

Very true, Increase in diesel price would have a domino effect on the economy. But that discussion if for another thread.

Lot of people i know have switched to two wheelers until the rain, and some people have started taking public transportation to office.

[NPV]

Originally Posted by Gadgetfreak

HI NPV,

You have answered your question, petrol users are small but rich section who can afford a little hike, I'm not saying diesel buyers are poor, but any price change in diesel will impact everyone as transportation cost will go up which will hit our daily usage items charges also. A hike in diesel price has multiple effects which is not the case with petrol price hike.

Sorry I don't mean to hurt sentiments of petrol/Diesel users but this is just my point of view.

Hey, no issues, we're all mature enough on this forum to understand another point of view though we may not agree.
The discussion about only the rich buying petrol vehicles is for another thread but do remember that most of the common man's 2 wheelers run on petrol and most luxury cars run on diesel so you have the anti-pattern to your point of view right there !
For people like myself in Karnataka where surcharges on petrol is highest, any fuel price hike nationally will mean a bigger hike here - we're already buying petrol at approx. Rs.75 a litre right now

[Gadgetfreak]

Originally Posted by NPV

Hey, no issues, we're all mature enough on this forum to understand another point of view though we may not agree.
The discussion about only the rich buying petrol vehicles is for another thread but do remember that most of the common man's 2 wheelers run on petrol and most luxury cars run on diesel so you have the anti-pattern to your point of view right there !
For people like myself in Karnataka where surcharges on petrol is highest, any fuel price hike nationally will mean a bigger hike here - we're already buying petrol at approx. Rs.75 a litre right now

Petrol is around Rs.71 plus in Hyderabad (I think so as i buy diesel), My decision of buying a diesel car even my running is less than 10kms a day was because of the fact that govt will not hike diesel prices as much as of petrol as petrol may hit 70% but diesel will hit 100% irrespective of the type of vehicle you are using because transport for ferrying of daily requirements use diesel vehicle and any hike in this will have a direct impact on 100% population.

[infotech58]

Originally Posted by misquitas

With the BJP sweeping the polls in Goa on Tuesday, I am keenly awaiting the implementation of one of its poll pledges: Reduction of petrol prices to Rs 55. Yes, you read it right, Rs 55 per litre! The BJP has promised to do away with the VAT and claims that it is possible to price petrol here in Goa for Rs 55 per litre.

It that happens, I'll have yet another reason to love staying here in Goa.

i was searching for this news. a friend, few hours ago, told me that the local govt. has done away with VAT for petrol prices in Goa and the price would drop by 11 rupee per litre; could not find any news on TV/web related to this though. let us wait for few days and see if the same gets implemented.

[misquitas]

Originally Posted by infotech58

i was searching for this news. a friend, few hours ago, told me that the local govt. has done away with VAT for petrol prices in Goa and the price would drop by 11 rupee per litre; could not find any news on TV/web related to this though. let us wait for few days and see if the same gets implemented.

Goa's new BJP Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has assured to do away with VAT on petrol prices on April 2. He made this assurance on March 9 while addressing a huge public gathering after being sworn in as chief minister.

Do a Google search on these words "Goa Parrikar petrol" and you will find news of this announcement.

On a related note, this petrol hike is constantly being linked to the "diesel prices up=other prices up" theory. If the government wants to increase the price of diesel by, say about Rs 6, what, for instance, stops the government from a 50 paise diesel hike every month? By the end of the year, diesel would have been effectively hiked by Rs 6 and yet, the chain reaction on other prices could well be minimal or at best, contained to a great extent.

Hiking the price of only one fuel at every point in time is not entirely fair. The government should probe other ways to generate funds and contain constant hike in petrol prices.

[vnabhi]

Originally Posted by Gadgetfreak

Petrol is around Rs.71 plus in Hyderabad (I think so as i buy diesel)

You are wrong---it is Rs 73.08 for the past month. It was Rs 73.04 before that.

[Gadgetfreak]

Originally Posted by vnabhi

You are wrong---it is Rs 73.08 for the past month. It was Rs 73.04 before that.

That's why I wrote I think so as I don't have a petrol vehicle so I Gabe an approx price. On the flip side Iam not sure about diesel price as I get the track filled till auto cutoff and then make the payment. That's actually bad on my part, But I think its around Rs.45.xx per ltr.