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Gas Hike Approved
Get ready to loosen the purse
strings a bit as gasoline prices
begin their climb.
Yesterday, the Autoridad
Reguladora de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep) approved a
price hike request by the
Refinadora Costarricense de
Petróleo (Recope) for an
increase of ¢10 colones per
litre for super; ¢11 colones per
litre for regular; and ¢12
colones per litre for diesel.
Propane gas, which is mainly
used in kitchens for cooking,
will also increase ¢8 colones
per litre. Aviation and Jet A-1
will also jump ¢18 and ¢10
colones respectively.
Recope says the hike is required
to meet the rising price of
crude oil on international
markets due to the severe cold
conditions in North America.
The price hike will take effect
the day following the
publication of the increases in
the official government
publication, La Gaceta, which
must occur within five working
days of the approval.
Tne new price for a litre of
super gasoline will jump to ¢463
from the current ¢453; regular
to ¢436 from ¢425; and diesel to
¢378 from ¢36. Av Gas will go
from ¢461 to ¢479 and Jet A-is
will go from ¢368 to ¢378.
Propane gas will go from ¢255 to
¢263 colones per litre.
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