LPG up Rs 144, but hike in subsidies may save the pinch

State-run fuel retailers on Wednesday raised domestic cooking gas refill price by Rs 144.50, the steepest hike since January 2014. The government, however, effected a matching increase in subsidy - from Rs 153.86 per cylinder to Rs 291.48. The subsidy for connections under Ujjwala scheme increased from Rs 174.86 to Rs 312.48 per cylinder.

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