‘Work-to-rule’ warning from petroleum dealers over 3% discount dispute

2026-03-02 - 05:07

The Petroleum Dealers Association has alleged that the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has moved to abolish the 3% discount currently available to fuel distributors, while the same concession continues to be extended to distributors operating under Lanka IOC and Sinopec within Sri Lanka’s fuel retail market. The Association stated that, due to the CPC’s decision to discontinue the 3% discount, all distributors operating under the Corporation will, in the future, resort to strict “work-to-rule” trade union action. According to the Association, CPC-affiliated fuel distributors currently lack the financial capacity to place fuel orders and meet the operational and maintenance expenditure required to run filling stations. They further warned that failure to reinstate the 3% discount could result in the closure of filling stations operating under the CPC’s regulatory and supply framework. The Association also emphasized that the issue pertains solely to fuel stations operating