According to companies in the sector, the amounts had a 5% delay due to the international increase in oil barrelwho had a rise in U $ S73 AU $ S77. The rise occurs despite the fact that the Government postponed the update of the Liquid Fuel Tax and the carbon dioxide, which had to be governed since February 1, through Decree 51/2025 published this Friday in the Official Gazette.
Increase in fuels: how much does the liter cost from today
From this Saturday 1, fuels increased on average by 2%. In this way, The new YPF prices in the city of Buenos Aires (CABA) are:
This rise is due to a rise in the price of “Brent crude“, the international reference price in Argentina, which was located in some US $ 77 per barrel and the sliding of the official price of the dollar to 2% monthly that was applied until January and that since February will be of the 1%. As a consequence, companies in the sector claim that the amounts had a 5%delay.
Fuel Tax: The Government differ the increase provided for February
He Government postponed the update of liquid fuel tax and carbon dioxidewhich had to govern since February 1, through the Decree 51/2025 Published this Friday at the Official Gazette. “The measure seeks mitigate the impact on supplier prices“Official sources warn.
The measure modifies Decree 466/2024 and establishes that the increases corresponding to the first 2024 quarter will partially apply, while the second and third quarter adjustments of the same year will be deferred in its entirety.
The decree signed by President Javier Milei and ministers Guillermo Francos and Luis Caputo extends to the February 28 the deferral of the increases originally planned between January 1 and 31 of this year. Besides, I know Reprogram for March 1 the application of the remaining increases.
“In a scenario of oil price increases internationally, the government resolves to postpone the fuel tax rise (IDC and ICL) for mitigate the impact on supplier prices“Energy sources trust.
Source: Ambito
