For the week from September 27 to September 2, 2022, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MiPymes provides that fuels be marketed at the following prices:
- Premium gasoline will be sold at RD$293.60 per gallon, maintaining its price.
- Regular Gasoline RD$274.50 per gallon maintains its price.
- Regular Diesel RD$221.60 per gallon maintains its price.
- Optimum Diesel RD$241.10 per gallon maintains its price.
- Avtur RD$298.91 per gallon maintains its price.
- Kerosene RD$338.10 per gallon maintains its price.
- Fuel Oil #6 RD$192.11 per gallon maintains its price.
- Fuel Oil 1%S RD$211.77 per gallon maintains its price.
- Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) RD$147.60 per gallon maintains its price.
- Natural Gas RD$28.97 per m3 maintains its price.
Meanwhile, the average weekly exchange rate is RD$53.59 from the daily publications of the Central Bank.
The Vice Minister of Internal Trade, Ramón Pérez Fermín, explained this Friday that the international price of WTI averaged slightly above 92 dollars, an increase of 2.1% compared to last week, and an accumulated annual increase of 24.9%. , for which the government maintains the extraordinary subsidy with almost 500 million pesos for this week.
“The government of President Luis Abinader has again considered maintaining fuel prices, thereby preventing us from seeing increases ranging from 12 pesos per gallon of premium gasoline, to exorbitant costs such as regular and optimum diesel at almost 80 pesos. per gallon”, explained Pérez Fermín.
He reported that the government will assume a debt of almost 500 million pesos, only for this week, thereby preventing the increases from materializing and impacting the pockets of all Dominicans.
