Gasoline Prices To Drop
Then Up Again
You guessed it, gasoline
prices are on theri way
up again, this time
1.71% for a litre of
regular gasoline.
The petition was made
yesterday by the
Refinadora Costarricense
de Petróleo (Recope),
arguing that
international prices
over the last 30 days as
the reason.
The increase could go
into effect within a
month, though prices
will drop temporarily in
the coming week or
Monday January 21, at
the latest, as the price
reduction approved by
the Autoridad Reguladora
de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep) last
December 14 goes into
effect.
Currently, a litre of
regular gasoline costs
¢559 , but will drop to
¢551 once the price drop
takes effect and then up
to ¢560.43 if the new
hike is approved.
Recope also requested a
price hike for the price
of super that will add
¢10.73 colones. The
current price for super
is ¢574, will drop to
¢562 and then rise to
¢572.73 when the new
price hike goes into
effect,
The same is not for
diesel however. The the
price of regular and
super drop, diesel will
go from the current ¢513
to ¢521 and the jump
again to ¢524.13 when
the new hike request
goes into effect.
The roller coaster of
gasoline prices is
expected to continue for
some time.
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