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Government freezes prices of major fuels

From Diario Libre · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Dominican government froze prices for gasoline, diesel, liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas from Sept. 5 to 11.
  • Avtur will rise by 12.28 pesos per gallon and kerosene by 13.50 pesos, while other fuel prices will remain unchanged or increase according to the ministry's schedule.

The Dominican government will hold prices for the main fuels steady during the week of Sept. 5 to 11, while several other products become more expensive.

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs said premium gasoline would remain at 341.10 pesos per gallon and regular gasoline at 310.50 pesos. Regular diesel will sell for 262.80 pesos per gallon, while premium diesel will cost 293.10 pesos, with neither price changing.

Liquefied petroleum gas will remain at 135.20 pesos per gallon, and natural gas at 43.97 pesos per cubic meter. The government also froze the prices of these products for the week.

Avtur, however, will rise by 12.28 pesos to 303.50 pesos per gallon. Kerosene will increase by 13.50 pesos to 343.20 pesos per gallon. The source also reported a new price of 167.73 pesos for number 6 fuel oil.

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Originally published by Diario Libre in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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