Gas tax cut in bid to lower retail prices

The Ministry of Finance on March 2 removed the 5 percent import tariff on gas in a move to lower retail prices.

Sunday, March 04, 2012 16:01

The Ministry of Finance on March 2 removed the 5 percent import tariff on gas in a move to lower retail prices.

After the cut, the ministry demanded that gas prices immediately reflect the cut.

The ministry also instructed relevant agencies to supervise price reductions by the retailers and fine violators.

The tax cut was made after the price of domestic cooking gas was hikedby a record of VND 52,000 per 12kg cylinder on March 1. This followed a180 USD a tonne rise in the price of imported gas to 1,205 USD pertonne.

Accordingly, the retail price of cooking gas soldby Saigon Petro, Gia Dinh Gas, Vinagas, and VT Gas, ranged from 477,000VND to 480,000 VND per 12kg cylinder.

This year, cooking gas prices have increased four times.

Gas wholesalers said price hike had dragged consumption down by 20-30percent year-on-year. City dwellers are now turning to electric andmagnetic cookers as alternatives, while people in the countryside havereturned to charcoal and firewood.-VNA

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