The URSEA approved the Import Parity Prices (PPI) report, corresponding to the period from January 26 to February 23, 2022.
According to the URSEA report, Super 95 gasoline should rise to 66.77 pesos, that is, 5% more than last January, when it was established at 63.6 pesos per liter, and Premium at 68.84 pesos. .
In the case of diesel, URSEA proposes a price of 47.61 pesos, when in January it was 44.63 pesos.
In the case of supergas, a price of 36.93 pesos is suggested, in January it cost 36.16 per liter.
To mitigate
Within this framework, the Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining, Omar Paganini, said in the last few hours that the price of gasoline should rise by 5% in March and that of diesel by 8%.
The Secretary of State assured that the government will seek to “mitigate a little” the adjustment corresponding to March.
It is estimated that the Executive will announce the fuel adjustment in the coming days.
The government is concerned about the increase in the price of oil, which in February went from 85 dollars a barrel to 95 dollars.