The service stations of the YPF oil company Today they surprisingly increased the price of the gasoline they sell throughout the country, in a range of between 3% and 5%, with which super gasoline began to cost $287.
Other companies in the sector, such as Axion, indicated to this agency that they have not applied any adjustments. The measure comes after the presidential elections and is surprising, since a price agreement is in force until the 31st of this month.
With this new adjustment, the gasoline and diesel sold by YPF rose on average about $10.
Gasoline increase: how much will it cost from today
Thus, as of this Monday, a liter of super from that brand began to cost – in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires – $287; the Infinia (premium gasoline) $367; Gasoil Diesel 500 $307 and Diesel Infinia $399.
The agreement to freeze fuel prices was announced a few days after the PASO elections, in mid-August.
At that time, the Government and the oil industry agreed to a 12.5% increase to apply at that time and then freeze the values until the last day of October.
“This adjustment will be the last until October 31, with which the price freeze is equal to the freeze that the exchange rate will have until that date, which will be fixed at $350,” said the Minister of Economy at that time. Sergio Massa.
And he explained that the impact of la devaluation on the refining sector It will be distributed “between consumers, who will pay this single increase, companies, which will give up part of their profits, and the State, which will give up part of the resources it charges companies for the sale of fuel.”
In August, liquid fuels accumulated an adjustment of 17.56%. That agreement was signed by YPF, Pan American Energy (Axion), Raizen (Shell) and Trafigura (Puma), which together represent 95% of the Argentine fuel market.
Source: Ambito
