Indian Fuel Prices Hiked Twice in a Week; Drivers Fear Continuous Incremental Increases Will Raise Costs
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Due to a global energy shortage caused by military conflict in the Middle East, gasoline and diesel prices in India have been raised twice within a week (May 15 and 19). Although the current individual hikes are not large, frontline service providers like Uber drivers are concerned that if the government adopts a strategy of continuous, phased increases and ride-hailing platform fares are not adjusted accordingly, drivers will have to absorb the rising fuel costs, eroding their profits. Reports indicate that India's state-owned oil companies were losing nearly ₹300 billion per month before the hikes, leading officials to state that further price adjustments are unavoidable.