/ 29 December 2011

Fuel price to drop next Wednesday

Fuel Price To Drop Next Wednesday

The retail price of petrol and diesel will drop next week, the energy department said on Thursday.

A litre of 95 ULP (unleaded) petrol in Gauteng would cost R10.61 from Wednesday.

The price of 93 ULP (unleaded) petrol would decrease six cents a litre, while the price of 95 ULP petrol would drop five cents a litre.

Diesel prices were also set to decrease. The price of diesel with a 0.05% sulphur content would drop 21 cents a litre.

Diesel with a 0.005% sulphur content would cost 20 cents a litre less.

The wholesale price of illuminating paraffin would decrease by 25c a litre.

The single maximum national retail price for illuminating paraffin would decrease by 33c a litre. — Sapa