Santo Domingo, DR.- The Dominican Government reported this Friday that it will continue to subsidize fuel prices during the week of July 27 to August 2, 2024, to protect the economic well-being of Dominican families.
The Vice Minister of Internal Trade, Ramón Pérez Fermín, explained that the initiative represents a sacrifice of approximately 403.3 million pesoswith which the government seeks to prevent increases in the international market from affecting citizens’ pockets.
“We know that maintaining fuel price stability is crucial to the domestic economy, and for this reason, we continue to constantly evaluate The prices of crude oil and its derivatives to make decisions that protect our population,” the deputy minister added.
For the week of July 27 to August 2, 2024, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and SMEs provides that fuels be marketed at the following prices:
- Premium gasoline will be sold at RD$290.10 per gallon, maintaining its price.
- Regular Gasoline RD$272.50 per gallon maintains its price.
- Regular Gasoil RD$221.60 per gallon maintains its price.
- Gasoil Óptimo RD$239.10 per gallon maintains its price.
- Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) RD$132.60 per gallon maintains its price.
- Natural Gas RD$43.97 per m3 maintains its price.
The average weekly exchange rate is RD$59.22 according to daily publications of the Central Bank.
