Single Gas Price for All Consumers Needed as Existing Slab System Needs Review: Petroleum Minister

Single gas price for all consumers needed as existing slab system needs review: petroleum minister

Malik directs gas supply issues in Balochistan be resolved on priority basis, alongside technical challenges

Petroleum minister calls for single gas price, targeted subsidies

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik has directed the Board of Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL

Petroleum Minister Calls for Single Gas Price for All - Profit by Pakistan Today

Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik says gas subsidy slabs need overhaul. Move to one fair price for all, with targeted protection—

Pakistan mulls ‘single fair gas price’ for all consumers to replace slabs - Pakistan Observer

ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik said that the existing system of gas subsidies via pricing slabs needs to be revisited, emphasized the need to transition to a single fair gas price for all consumers. The minister chaired a meeting with the Chairman and Board of Directors, Managing Director and senior management of SSGCL in Karachi to review the company’s performance, key achievements, operational challenges and futur…

Single gas price plan risks raising burden on poor, middle class

The government’s proposal to replace the existing slab-based gas subsidy system with a single gas price for all consumers could place an additional burden on Pakistan’s poor and middle-class households, particularly if targeted relief fails to reach those most in need. While the reform aims to improve efficiency, it risks making household gas bills less affordable. Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik said the government is consideri…

Govt to End Slab-Based Gas Subsidy

The government is considering replacing the existing slab-based gas subsidy system with a single gas price for all consumers, with vulnerable groups to be protected through targeted social protection programs, Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik said. The federal minister said the current system of gas subsidies through different pricing slabs needs to be revisited, arguing that a single fair price could encourage economic activity …