{
  "id": 10462475,
  "title": "35% Petrol Price is Taxes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/35-petrol-price-is-taxes",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-28T14:00:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/28/35-petrol-price-is-taxes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The retail price of petrol in Pakistan has risen by 35%, reaching Rs. 391.30 per litre. This price includes a base cost of Rs. 254.96 per litre, with taxes, levies and margins accounting for Rs. 136.34. These additional costs consist of a Rs. 80 petroleum levy, a Rs. 5 climate support levy, a Rs. 23.68 customs duty, an Inland Freight Equalization Margin of Rs. 7.91, and a margin for oil marketing companies and dealers at Rs. 7.87 and Rs. 9.98 respectively. In contrast, the base cost of high-speed diesel is Rs. 285.85 per litre, with taxes, levies and margins adding Rs. 122.68 to its retail price of Rs. 408.53.",
  "summary": "The gap between the base cost of petrol and its retail price has widened to roughly Rs. 140 for every … Read More The post 35% Petrol Price is Taxes appeared first on ProPakistani .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}