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Retail fuel prices: What the govt must learn from oil marketing firms

One wonders why the govt continues to allow an opaque pricing structure and does not look at taking advantage of reduced crude oil prices to shore up its finances

What are the reasons for the five-year high trade deficit in July
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A K Bhattacharya
Brent crude oil prices reached a high of $85 a barrel on October 9, 2018. Since then, they have fallen to about $60 a barrel. This is a 29 per cent drop in about two months. Retail selling prices for petrol and diesel, however, have not seen a similar drop. Petrol prices fell by just 12 per cent and those of diesel were down by 9 per cent in the same period.
 
Are oil marketing companies recovering the losses on their margins, which had come under pressure after the government’s October 4 decision asking them to reduce their margins
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