Even if oil prices touch $100 a barrel, the government cannot pass the burden to consumers as it will push them to misery.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/taking-middle-path
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/m-rajendran
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-world-kolkata
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diesel
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/petrol
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fuel-pricing