2:34pm
Regulator Approves Hike In Gasoline Prices
And Taxi Fares
The Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep) today approved a hike in
the price of gasoline and taxi fares.
Gasoline prices will go up ¢34 colones for a
litre of regular and deisel, and ¢33 for
super.
The regulating authority says that the
variation of prices on international markets
for the period of July 30, 2009 to August
13, 2009, is the basis for the increase.
With the adjustment, the price of gasoline
jumps to ¢601 for a litre of super (up from
the current ¢567); ¢582 for regular (up from
¢549); and, ¢506 for diesel (up from ¢472).
A taxi fare hike of ¢25 colones for the
first kilometre and ¢30 for an additional
kilometre was also approved, raising taxi
fares to ¢455 for the first kilometre (up
from ¢430) and ¢415 for additional
kilometres (up form ¢385).
Both gasoline price and taxi fare hikes go
into effect on September 16. |
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