Diesel's Catching Up to Its Real Cost, Petrol Still Isn't — Who's Being Subsidised?

CPC prices fuel against a cost-recovery formula pegged to Singapore benchmark rates. After the November 1 revision, Auto Diesel moved to Rs 397 and is now sitting close to what that formula says it should cost, while Petrol 92 went to Rs 424 but the gap between that price and its formula value actually got wider, according to a fuel price tracker report. In plain terms: diesel buyers are closer to paying the "real" price, petrol buyers are still getting some cushion from the state. Diesel owners — double cabs, vans, lorries, three-wheelers that switched — might say fair enough, at least it's honest pricing now, and freight costs get passed down to everyone anyway so petrol commuters aren't really escaping it. Petrol riders and small car owners will say Rs 424 is already brutal for a daily commute, and "the gap widened" sounds like an excuse to hike it further next month, not a reason to celebrate a hidden discount. If CPC is still absorbing losses somewhere, does it matter which fuel carries more of that cushion? Tell us what you're actually paying to run your vehicle this month — diesel or petrol — and whether you've felt the squeeze more or less since November 1. ඔයාගේ වාහනේ දිනපතා පාවිච්චියට කීයක් වැය වෙනවද, නොවැම්බර් 1 වෙනුවට කලින්?