Pakistan Petrol Prices : ce qu'il faut savoir

Pakistan Petrol Prices en Pakistan fait l'actualité ce jeudi. Selon The Express Tribune, Keeps price Rs100 lower; without change, diesel would have been Rs480/litre.

Les faits

• Keeps price Rs100 lower; without change, diesel would have been Rs480/litre.
• The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed a new formula to fix prices of high-speed diesel, which has addressed the issue of windfall gains to oil refineries due to the Middle East war and helped keep diesel prices lower by Rs100 per litre for this week.
• Without any change in the formula, the diesel price would have been Rs480 per litre for the current week, compared with the Rs380.2 per litre announced by Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik on Friday.
• Sharif increased the petroleum levy on petrol by Rs26.77 per litre on Friday, which is higher than the Rs80 per litre limit set for petrol and diesel by the IMF.
• The government is now charging Rs107 per litre in petroleum levy on petrol while it has not restored the levy on diesel.

L'essentiel

The Express Tribune indique que the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed a new formula to fix prices of high-speed diesel, which has addressed the issue of windfall gains to oil refineries due to the Middle East war and helped keep diesel prices lower by Rs100 per litre for this week. D'après The Express Tribune, Without any change in the formula, the diesel price would have been Rs480 per litre for the current week, compared with the Rs380.2 per litre announced by Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik on Friday. Comme le souligne The Express Tribune, Sharif increased the petroleum levy on petrol by Rs26.77 per litre on Friday, which is higher than the Rs80 per litre limit set for petrol and diesel by the IMF. Selon The Express Tribune, the government is now charging Rs107 per litre in petroleum levy on petrol while it has not restored the levy on diesel.

Les chiffres

The Express Tribune indique que Pakistan entered March 2026 with minimal strategic oil reserves, less than three months of import cover. D'après The Express Tribune, On April 11, the federal cabinet approved a one-time intervention in diesel pricing to absorb the extraordinary increase by setting weekly prices based on the lowest value of HS Platts of the previous week. Comme le souligne The Express Tribune, Based on the weighted average crack of diesel, petrol and furnace oil, the high-speed diesel crack has been capped at $41.89 per barrel, with a floor set at $11.33 per barrel. Selon The Express Tribune, US backs $2.4 billion American firm investment offer in Pakistan.

Le contexte

Selon The Express Tribune, Government officials said the federal cabinet last week approved a new pricing mechanism for setting diesel prices for at least three months. The Express Tribune indique que a virtual meeting was held with the IMF on Friday, hours before the announcement of new prices, and the fund agreed to the changes, which have taken care of consumers' interests without adding burden to the budget, said the sources. D'après The Express Tribune, Refineries stepped forward to play a proactive role and worked with the Petroleum Division to jointly work out solutions to everyday challenges, said Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik while confirming the development. Comme le souligne The Express Tribune, However, the prime minister's strategy of increasing the petroleum levy to offset a massive shortfall in FBR tax revenues has led to public backlash.

Recherches associées

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À retenir

• The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed a new formula to fix prices of high-speed diesel, which has addressed the issue of windfall gains to oil refineries due to the Middle East war and helped keep diesel prices lower by Rs100 per litre for this week.
• The government is now charging Rs107 per litre in petroleum levy on petrol while it has not restored the levy on diesel.
• A virtual meeting was held with the IMF on Friday, hours before the announcement of new prices, and the fund agreed to the changes, which have taken care of consumers' interests without adding burden to the budget, said the sources.
• Recherches qui explosent : UK Gilt Yields Near 2008 Highs as Oil Surge Fuels Inflation Fears, India-Pakistan Crisis: Global Economic Consequences, Pétrole : le baril repasse les 100 dollars après l'annonce d'un blocus d'Ormuz par Donald Trump, Prix de l'essence : Il reste élevé en Belgique alors que le cessez-le-feu entre Iran et États-Unis le fait baisser ailleurs.