For the week of October 3 to December 9, 2022, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs (MICM) 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$273.91 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.
.The weekly average exchange rate is RD$54.78 from the daily publications of the Central Bank.
The Vice Minister of Internal Commerce, Ramón Pérez Fermín, reported this Friday that throughout this year the government of President Luis Abinader, to keep the prices of fuels for domestic use unchanged, has allocated almost 35 billion pesos in subsidies extraordinary.
With this measure to keep it frozen, the government is avoiding increases mainly in Regular Diesel for RD$37.63 and Optimal Diesel for RD$39.53. Pérez explained that starting in the last month of 2022, the international context remains the same, the recovery of post-pandemic demand, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the adverse effects that it produces on the raw materials market.
“The Dominican government, in an exercise of solidarity and empathy with the people, once again prevents fuel increases from materializing. The commitment of our government is clear, without duplicity. Transfer to the market, within the framework of what is possible and what is economically responsible, the least amount of financial burden to the pocket of Dominicans, especially to those who can least,” said Pérez.
“Transparency is a fundamental pillar of the government of President Luis Abinader. For this reason, every Friday we share with the public the international context of the hydrocarbon market and its consequent impact on the national market,” he added.
