LAHORE (HRNW) Slamming the government over back-to-back price hikes, Pakistan Peoples Party vice president Sherry Rehman said, “Over the past three years, this government has been responsible for increasing electricity prices up to 40%. Now they have increased the rates by Rs1.68 per unit, while the Federal cabinet has also approved this price hike. Is anyone tearing electricity bills up in public jalsas now?”
The senior PPP leader added that moreover, since the last price hike two weeks ago, now there’s news that Ogra has suggested to increase the price of petrol by Rs5.90 per litre, and diesel by Rs9.75 per litre from October 16.
In the last three years, Rs30 increase has been seen in petrol prices. Does PTIMF even realise the impact of these back-to-back price hike bombs on people?” Sherry questioned.
She said, “Now the inflation rate stands at 9%. Wheat which was Rs740 for 20kgs is now being sold at Rs1150 while sugar is being sold at Rs110 per kg when it was actually Rs60 per kg. All this combined with inflation and unemployment is making life extremely difficult for the common man.
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