KATHMANDU, May 22: The import of petroleum products has increased by 7.5 percent. In the 10 months of the current Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25, petroleum products worth Rs 223 billion have been imported. From this, the government collected Rs 92.51 billion in revenue.
According to the Department of Customs, diesel worth Rs 102.38 billion was imported, totaling 1.147 million kiloliters. Similarly, petrol worth Rs 53.05 billion was imported, totaling 612,012 kiloliters and aviation fuel worth Rs 16.14 billion was imported, totaling 177,929 kiloliters.
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Likewise, LPG (cooking gas) worth Rs 51.81 billion was imported, amounting to 456.88 million kilograms.
In the 10 months of the previous FY, diesel worth Rs 115.67 billion was imported, totaling 1.191 million kiloliters. Petrol worth Rs 56.80 billion was imported, totaling 567,935 kiloliters, and aviation fuel worth Rs 17.58 billion was imported, totaling 165,046 kiloliters.
Compared to the same period last year, diesel imports have increased by 3.5 percent, while petrol and aviation fuel imports have each risen by 7.5 percent. Similarly, LPG imports have grown by 4.5 percent.
