Fuel price increase on Wednesday
The retail price of petrol will increase by 29 cents a litre next Wednesday, taking the price in Gauteng to over R10 a litre, the energy department said on Thursday.
The retail price of all grades of petrol would increase by 29 cents on May 4.
The price of diesel with a 0,05% and 0,005% sulphur content would increase by 16 cents a litre.
The wholesale price of illuminating paraffin would increase by 15 cents a litre.
The single maximum national retail price for illuminating paraffin would increase by 20 cents a litre.
The price of petrol 95 ULP (unleaded petrol) in Gauteng would be R10,25 a litre from Wednesday. At the coast, it would cost R9,95 a litre.
The maximum retail price for LPGas will increase by 53 cents per kilogram.
The department of energy said the increases were a result of increases in the average international prices of petrol, diesel and illuminating paraffin.—Sapa
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