Sri Lanka, June 3 -- The fuel consumption in the country has not reduced significantly despite the fuel price hike in the recent past, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday.

He told the weekly briefing to announce Cabinet decisions that fuel consumption still fluctuates around 80 to 90 percent.

The Minister said consumption of auto diesel has reduced only by 12 percent in May when compared to January this year.

"The consumption of auto diesel in January reported as 4,538 kilo litres, 4,846 kilo litres in February, 6,130 kilo litres in March, 3,988 kilo litres in April and 3,701 kilo litres in May. The consumption remains at 82 percent in May when compared to January this year," he said.

The Minister said cons...