For the week of April 9 to 15, the Dominican government will keep the prices of the fuels and, consequently, it will assume a debt of about 900 million pesos to avoid raising its prices.
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs reported that the gallon of gasoline premium will continue to be sold at 293.60 per gallon and the regular one at 274.50 pesos.
The gallon of optimal diesel will be shipped at 241.10 pesos and the regular one at 221.60 pesos, leaving its price also unchanged in relation to the week that ends.
Similarly, the price of a gallon of Petroleum liquid gas (LPG) will be offered to the public at 147.60 pesos, remaining frozen, and natural gas will be sold at 28.97 pesos per cubic meter.
The price of avtur will be shipped at 264.40 pesos per gallon, kerosene at 300.70 per gallon, fuel oil #6 at 192.11 pesos per gallon and fuel oil 1% at 211.77 per gallon. They all keep their prices.
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs indicated that the government maintains the subsidy plan this week, giving continuity to the measures announced by President Luis Abinader, to avoid increases in fuels up to 70 pesos.
The Deputy Minister of Internal Trade, Ramón Pérez Fermín, explained the context of the international market in which the price of oil in Texas averaged 100.20 dollars, for a significant decrease of 7.9% in relation to the average of the previous week, but maintaining historical prices, touching limits not seen in years.
“The Dominican government has decided to intervene again and prevent the increases from touching the pockets of Dominicans, assuming a debt of about 900 million pesos, to avoid increases ranging from 16.65 pesos per gallon in the case of LPG, to almost 70 pesos per gallon when we talk about optimum diesel oil”, said the deputy minister.
