Motorists will breathe a sigh of relief at the pumps this week as the price of all grades of petrol is set to come down by between 89 cents and R1.02 a litre.<\/p>\n
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This marks the third consecutive month of decreases following increases experienced this year.<\/p>\n
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The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) on Monday announced that the price of petrol (both 93 ULP & LRP) will come down by 89 cents a litre while the price of petrol (both 95 ULP & LRP) will come down by R1.02 cents a litre.<\/p>\n
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The adjustment means that a litre of 95 ULP, which currently costs 23.38 in Gauteng, will now cost R22.36 as of Wednesday.<\/p>\n
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However, the price of diesel (0.05% sulphur) will increase by 10 cents a litre while the price of diesel (0.005% sulphur) will go up by 15 cents a litre.<\/p>\n
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The wholesale price of illuminating paraffin will decrease by 61 cents per litre.<\/p>\n
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The price of illuminating paraffin (SMNRP) will come down by 82 cents, while the Maximum Retail Price for LPGAS will increase by 19 cents per kilogram.<\/p>\n
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The DMRE said average Brent crude oil prices decresed from $94 per barrel to $89.79 per barrel during the period under review.<\/p>\n
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Source: South African Government News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Motorists will breathe a sigh of relief at the pumps this week as the price of all grades of petrol is set to come down by between 89 cents and R1.02 a litre. This marks the third consecutive month of decreases following increases experienced this year. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy … <\/p>\n