The newly elected government, in its inaugural fortnightly review following assumption of power, has opted to keep the price of petrol unchanged for the upcoming fortnight at Rs279.75 per litre.

According to a statement released by the Finance Division, the price of diesel has been revised downwards by Rs1.77 per litre, resulting in a new price of Rs285.56 per litre.

In the previous review, the interim government at the time maintained the diesel price at its existing level while raising the petrol price by Rs4.13 per litre.