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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

India will need to see how long fuel retailers can bear losses, oil minister says

NEW DELHI: India will at some stage need to assess how long state-run fuel retailers can sustain losses from selling transport fuels below market prices, oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said at an industry event on Tuesday.

Petrol and diesel spot prices have surged to multi-year highs globally as the Middle East conflict disrupted ‌supply, but ⁠governments in ⁠several major economies have held down pump prices to shield consumers from inflation.

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