ECC approves Rs1.34/litre hike in petrol, diesel dealers’ margin

According to Mettis Global, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has endorsed a Rs1.34 per litre increase in the margin that fuel dealers earn on petrol and diesel sales. The dealers' margin now stands at Rs9.98 per litre, up from Rs8.64 per litre previously, and the change applies with immediate effect. The approval followed the committee's review of a summary submitted by the Petroleum Division.

The decision came out of a meeting held at the Finance Division and chaired by Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue. Several other federal ministers, among them Rana Tanveer Hussain, Ali Pervaiz Malik and Ahad Khan Cheema, joined the session along with senior officials from relevant bodies. Mettis Global published the story on 15 August 2026.