Once again they freeze fuel prices, reported this Friday the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
For the week of July 16 to 22, the premium gasoline it will be sold at RD$293.60 per gallon and regular gasoline will be priced at RD$274.50 per gallon.
The regular diesel will remain at RD$221.60 per gallon and the optimal diesel at RD$241.10 per gallon.
According to Industry and Commerce, the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) it will be sold at RD$147.60 per gallon. Meanwhile he natural gas it will cost RD$28.97.
While the avtur and the kerosene They will be priced at RD$298.91 and RD$338.10 per gallon, respectively.
In the case of fuel oil #6 will remain at RD$192.11 per gallon and the fuel oil 1%S at RD$211.77.
The Vice Minister of Internal Trade, Ramón Pérez Fermín, pointed out that the Dominican Government assumes a debt of RD$ 900 million, to avoid increases in the prices of hydrocarbons.
Increases if fuels were not subsidized
The increase in the price of LPG would be 2.14 pesos; of premium gasoline, 45.39 pesos per gallon and regular gasoline, 54.24 pesos per gallon. In the case of regular and optimal diesel, as he explained, they must have risen between 79 and 85 pesos per gallon.
WTI and exchange rate
Pérez Fermín explained that the international price of WTI averaged 100.75 this week, for a new decrease in average terms, although with an accumulated annual increase of 33.7%.
The average weekly exchange rate is RD$54.88as announced.
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