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Gasoline Prices To Drop Next Week, But Not
As Much Due To Increase in Tax
Next week the price of a litre of gasoline
will drop ¢11 colones and not the expected
¢14 colones, while the price of a litre of
diesel full jumps up ¢4 colones.
A higher drop in gasoline prices had been
approved by the Autoridad Reguladora de
Servicios Públicos (Aresep) to take effect
in November.
However, the implementation of the "impuesto
único de los combustibles" (tax on gasoline
prices) of 1.69% means prices will not be as
low as expected and in the case of diesel
the increase higher.
Beginning next week, the price of super
gasoline will drop from the current ¢575 to
¢564, regular from ¢558 to ¢547 and diesel
will jump from ¢484 to ¢488.
The prices have not to wait publication in
the official government newsletter, La
Gaceta, to take effect the day following
publication, which is expected next week.
The ministerio de Hacienda explained that
the tax increase is an adjustment for
inflation.
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