Petrol prices revised up in latest adjustment

Accordingly, E5RON92 petrol is capped at 18,376 VND ( 0.7 USD) per litre, up 143 VND while RON95-III is capped at 18,712 VND per litre, up 152 VND.

A customer purchases E5RON92 bioethanol fuel at a PVOIL gas station on Thai Thinh street, Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
A customer purchases E5RON92 bioethanol fuel at a PVOIL gas station on Thai Thinh street, Hanoi (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Retail fuel prices were increased from 15:00 on January 15 following the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance.

Accordingly, E5RON92 petrol is capped at 18,376 VND ( 0.7 USD) per litre, up 143 VND while RON95-III is capped at 18,712 VND per litre, up 152 VND.

Diesel 0.05S is capped at 17,287 VND per litre, up 226 VND, and kerosene at 17,697 VND, up 138 VND. Meanwhile, mazut 180CST 3.5S is capped at 13,401 VND per kg, down 2 VND.

Since the beginning of the year, domestic fuel prices have undergone three adjustments. RON95 has seen two decreases and one increase, E5RON two decreases and one increase while diesel recorded two increases, and one increase.

The petrol and oil price stabilisation fund was not used for any of the fuel categories./.

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