Fuel Prices to Increase 5-9%
The price of regular and super gasoline will increase 5%, and the price of diesel gas will increase 9% thanks to price adjustments approved by the Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP), according to a statement released by the authority yesterday.
The price of one liter of regular gas will increase from $.98 to $1.04; the price of one liter of super gas will increase from $1.02 to $1.08, and the price of one liter of diesel gas will increase from $.67 to $.74.
These increases will go into effect as soon as they are published in La Gaceta, the official government daily.
The National Oil Refinery (RECOPE) solicited these increases May 16 due to escalating crude oil prices on the international market.
-Tico Times and ACAN-EFE






