He Executive power announced a new increase in fuels distributed by the National Administration of Fuel, Alcohol and Portland (Ancap) in Uruguay, both gasoline, diesel and supergas, as of October 1, in line with the increases suffered by the reference markets.
In this way, the naphtha will suffer a 4.12% increase in pumps starting tomorrow, while the gasoil will be worth 6.07%. Meanwhile, the supergas It will be 4.63% more expensive than today.
The increase had already been anticipated by both the Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining (MIEM), Omar Paganini, as per the Report of Import Parity Prices (PPI) of the Energy and Water Services Regulatory Unit (Ursea). And it is mainly due to the significant increases in the price of oil in international markets and the particular context in which Ancap must import all of the production due to the technical stoppage of the refinery.
With the new price scheme that will come into force on Sunday, the maximum retail price of super gasoline will be 77.54 pesos per liter, while the maximum price of 50S diesel at the pump will be 59.39 pesos. That is, in the first case, 3.15 pesos more per liter; while the second, 3.40 pesos more per liter.
Supergas, for its part, will cost 76.75 per kilo, a value that remains significantly below the import parity, as stated in the MIEM statement. This new price also represents an increase of 3.40 pesos; Therefore, refilling the 13 kilo bottle will cost the public 997.75 pesos.
The 50% discount on the price of the bottle for households that receive benefits from the Ministry of Social Development remains the same—which leaves the price of the subsidized bottle at 499 pesos.
An expected increase
The owner of the MIEM, Omar Paganini, He had already anticipated that fuel prices would have to rise, as also indicated in the Ursea report.
The leader of the Industry portfolio explained that the derived fuels that he buys Ancap They rose again this month and oil also rose. In that sense, he assured that the number he provided Ursea is being studied and that “it is an important number, on the order of $3 for diesel and gasoline.” “There will have to be some increase, these days we will define it,” Paganini determined. Something that finally happened as he had indicated.
In addition to the report, the minister recalled the refinery The Tile is in a technical stoppage, which also compromises fuel costs. “Ancap The refinery is stopped. That’s why it has additional costs. And also he doesn’t have the profit. Therefore, the number of the Ursea It is quite close to Ancap’s costs,” explained Paganini, who added that the margin to cushion the increase will be less than last month.
Source: Ambito
