You are going to read a text about rising kitchen budget. Some sentences are missing from the text. Choose from the list (A-C) the most appropriate sentences to complete the text. There is also an extra sentence that you do not need to use.
The average Indian kitchen budget has been hit by rising retail inflation. LPG prices have risen sharply (almost 30 per cent between January and Oct 2021). 1) _________. Some of this is also due to policy missteps — the state has pushed for greater adoption of LPG cook-stoves; 2) ____________. Meanwhile, edible oil has seen significant hikes: Almost 30 per cent for packed mustard oil and vanaspati in Delhi between June 2020 and June 2021; almost 40 per cent for sunflower.
A. With almost 300 million registered domestic LPG consumers, the impact on personal and fiscal finances has been significant.
B. instead, a push for electric cook-stoves could have helped reduce import demand and shielded the ordinary consumer from price hikes.
C. Much of this could have refurbished a textile ecosystem in India.