The government is considering a marginal hike in petrol and diesel price along with an excise duty cut on these fuels. The rise is aimed to cut the Rs 7840-crore loss that public sector oil firms are incurring every month on selling fuel below cost.A decision on the issue is likely to be taken after Gujarat assembly elections. A Group of Ministers on commodity pricing including fuel rates, headed by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, is slated to have its first meeting on 14 December 2007.
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