shadowboss
Alper Ballı
it is definately correct to blame gvt for the fuel price as gvt charge people more than costs of petrol.
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Is it correct to blame the Govt for the fuel price hike?
rohitkolekar
Rohit Kolekar
it is not correct to blame the govt as the govt is heavily subsidizing the fuels and bearing lots of losses
ankanghoshal
Ankan Ghoshal
Price rise: The government is to blame
Nothing affects the common people more than price rise of food items and essential commodities. However, while making the Budget announcement, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee hiked duty on petroleum leading to a fuel price rise.
The entire Opposition walked out of the Lok Sabha in protest terming the Budget 'inflationary'.
The protesters demanded immediate steps to bring down the prices of essential commodities and roll back of hike in petroleum prices
The decontrolling of fuel prices which has led to a big hike in petrol, diesel, LPG and kerosene prices has multiplied the woes of the common man. While the industry has hailed the move, millions of people are criticising the government's decision and the timing of the hike with inflation already at a record high.
Is the government right when it says it cannot go on subsidising fuel prices? Why a hike when there has been no change in the international crude prices? Is this an attack on the common man? These are questions people are raising. At a time when inflation is at the peak, this petrol hike has agitated people across the country.
'We live in a country where Sim card is free and dal is sold at Rs 120;
Where politicians make a mockery of justice and people vote them to power;
Where law makers are all rogues and thieves;
Where it takes more than a LIFE to get justice;
Where it's a crime to be poor;
Where corporates have money to buy an IPL team but no money for the poor;
Where netas are garlanded with currency, and common man dies in a stampede where food is distributed.'
-- Atul (a reader's message on rediff.com).
Further news .. after a break...:SugarwareZ-094:
Reporter
Ankan Ghoshal
Batch - 2010-12
FOSTIIMA Business School
(Fostiima.Org)
Nothing affects the common people more than price rise of food items and essential commodities. However, while making the Budget announcement, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee hiked duty on petroleum leading to a fuel price rise.
The entire Opposition walked out of the Lok Sabha in protest terming the Budget 'inflationary'.
The protesters demanded immediate steps to bring down the prices of essential commodities and roll back of hike in petroleum prices
The decontrolling of fuel prices which has led to a big hike in petrol, diesel, LPG and kerosene prices has multiplied the woes of the common man. While the industry has hailed the move, millions of people are criticising the government's decision and the timing of the hike with inflation already at a record high.
Is the government right when it says it cannot go on subsidising fuel prices? Why a hike when there has been no change in the international crude prices? Is this an attack on the common man? These are questions people are raising. At a time when inflation is at the peak, this petrol hike has agitated people across the country.
'We live in a country where Sim card is free and dal is sold at Rs 120;
Where politicians make a mockery of justice and people vote them to power;
Where law makers are all rogues and thieves;
Where it takes more than a LIFE to get justice;
Where it's a crime to be poor;
Where corporates have money to buy an IPL team but no money for the poor;
Where netas are garlanded with currency, and common man dies in a stampede where food is distributed.'
-- Atul (a reader's message on rediff.com).
Further news .. after a break...:SugarwareZ-094:
Reporter
Ankan Ghoshal
Batch - 2010-12
FOSTIIMA Business School
(Fostiima.Org)
Aven.Obree
Aven Obree
Fuel price rise cannot be completely blamed on the government however at the same time the government cannot deny the fact that many of its policies do have an impact on fuel prices.
For instance:
- high rate of tax on fuel accounts for close to half of price of fuel.
- the poor state of infrastructure condition throughout the country ensures that more fuel is burnt for the same amount of work
- lack of credible action on the renewable energy front is increasing our dependency on oil, further aggravating the condition
For instance:
- high rate of tax on fuel accounts for close to half of price of fuel.
- the poor state of infrastructure condition throughout the country ensures that more fuel is burnt for the same amount of work
- lack of credible action on the renewable energy front is increasing our dependency on oil, further aggravating the condition