The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on the other hand raised the power tariff by Rs4.8 per unit on account of fuel adjustment for the month of February. The government will be paying price of Rs60 billion to oil companies due to maintaining existing oil prices for month of April. PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbai also confirmed the development, saying that PM Shehbaz has decided to keep the petroleum prices unchanged. However, this decision of keeping oil prices unchanged had no legal cover as the previous government had not approved it. If the current government decides to keep oil prices unchanged from April 15-30, then it will have to give another Rs30 billion subsidy.

Source: The Express Tribune April 16, 2022 05:13 UTC