Cheaper Gasoline In
January
The new year will bring
cheaper gasoline prices
when a drop of ˘12
colones per litre for
the price of super and
˘8 colones per litre of
regular takes effect.
The Refinadora
Costarricense de
Petróleo (Recope)
requested the decrease
last December 14 and
will take effect by mid
January when the notice
will be published in the
official government
publication La Gaceta.
However, users of diesel
must prepare for another
hike, this time ˘7
colones per litres more.
The long delay between
request, approval and
price change is due to
the Christmas holiday
season.
The current prices at
the pumps for a litre of
gasoline is: super ˘574,
regular ˘559 and diesel
˘513.
The new prices, when in
effect, will be: ˘561
for super, ˘551 for
regular and ˘520 for
diesel.
The drop is due to the
recent lowering of the
exchange rate between
the colon and the dollar
and small drop in the
price of crude oil on
international markets
during the past 30 days. |
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