Petrol scarcity on the morning of the budget day

It is reported from several areas around Colombo that there had been a scarcity of Octane 92 type petrol in the petrol stations on the morning of the budget day.

The consumers are of the opinion that it may be that a increase in the prices of petrol is anticipated by the budget hence in order to store petrol by the owners of petrol sheds this ploy may have been deployed.

Hence in many petrol stations there had been a congestion as consumers had opted to fill their tanks it is reliably reported.