Following yesterdays fuel price revision committee monthly meeting, the Ministry of Finance announced that as of midnight last night , fuel prices were increased, based on the pricing formula.

Accordingly, price of a litre of

Petrol 92 increased by Rs 6, to Rs. 129

Petrol 95 by Rs 5, to  Rs. 152

auto diesel is now Rs. 103 following an increase of  Rs. 4,

and Super Diesel increased by Rs 8 to. Rs. 126 per litre

In addition,  Lanka IOC too has  revised its  fuel prices.  Accordingly while the price of Lanka Auto Diesel has been raised by Rs.4/= per litre,  the price of Euro 4 Octane 95 petrol  has been raised by Rs. 5/= per litre. Similarly IOC Super Diesel price has been increased by Rs. 8/= per litre.

However, Lanka IOC  said that it would not raise the price of Octane 92 petrol.

While with the price increase, the new price of Lanka Auto Diesel will be Rs. 103/ per litre, the price of Super Diesel per litre will be Rs. 126/=.

The price of a litre of Extra Premium of category Octane 95 will be Rs. 155/=. Petrol of category Octane 92 will continue to be sold at Rs. 131/= per litre.