The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Mipymes (MICM) reported that the Government will absorb much of the increase in fuel prices in the week of January 9-15, 2021 to avoid an impact on the citizen’s pocket.
However, With the exception of avtur and kerosene, all other fuels will increase in price.
Premium gasoline will be sold at $ 220.00 RD per gallon up $ 2.80 RD; the usual one will cost RD $ 206.70, for an increase of RD $ 2.80; one gallon of regular diesel will be sold at $ 168.10 RD, for an increase of $ 0.30 RD, and the optimal diesel will cost $ 180.40 RD, for an increase of $ 0.60 RD per gallon.
The bill will sell for $ 128.10 per gallon, down $ 0.30 RD; kerosene will cost RD $ 153.30 USD, for a decrease of RD $ 0.20; gallon of fuel oil # 6 will cost RD $ 114.00; increases RD $ 1.90; 1% S fuel oil will sell for $ 127.60 RD, up $ 1.80 RD per gallon.
Finally, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) will be sold at $ 125.70 / gl; for an increase of RD $ 3.00 per gallon and natural gas, as usual, keeps its price at $ 28.97 RD per cubic meter.
“In the mentioned week, the state will not transfer to the population a total of RD $ 63,110,189 pesos, which will allow the reduction of the increase, for example, in LPG, from 7.43 pesos to only 3.00 pesos. And that Gasoline Premium, instead of collecting 5.62 pesos, does so only at 2.80 pesos “, informed the Deputy Minister of Internal Trade of MICM, Ramón Pérez Fermín.
Pérez Fermín assured that “although we would like this to be total and the population not to suffer from price increases, the responsibility, transparency and sustainability of finances are not negotiable”, it is shown in a statement of the institution.