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04-02-2007, 05:50 PM
As most people now know, fuel prices rose to a 2007 high over the weekend, with significant increases in the prices of premium, regular and diesel fuels. Premium gasoline went up by RD$4.20 per gallon, now reaching RD$147.60. Regular gasoline was increased by RD$2.10, and the new price for a gallon of regular is set at RD$134.90. Normal diesel fuel was increased by RD$2.40, and the gallon now costs RD$102.80. LPG (propane gas) was increased by RD$1.43 and is now pegged at RD$46.25 for subsidized propane and RD$68.01 for non-subsidized gas. According to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the principal reason for the 3% increase in fuel prices was the increasing tensions in the Persian Gulf between Great Britain and Iran.
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