Diesel car owners will enjoy some relief in the month of April as the cost decreases but petrol car owners will pay pretty much the same.
Motorist can look forward to the cost adjustment happening this Wednesday, 5 April.
The department of mineral resources and energy made the announcement today.
The factors that contributed to the fuel cost adjustments are:
- Crude oil prices
- International petroleum product prices.
- Rand/US Dollar exchange rate (from 17.74 to 18.03
- Fuel Levy and Road Accident Fund (RAF)
- Octane differentials between 95 and 93 petrol grades
- Adjustment to revised road and pipeline transport tariffs
- Implementation of the Slate Levy
Based on current local and international factors, the fuel prices in Gauteng for April 2023 will be adjusted as follows:
- Petrol (93 ULP & LRP): One cent per litre (1.00 c/l) decrease.
- Petrol (95 ULP & LRP): Two cents per litre (2.00 c/l) increase.
- Diesel (0.05% sulphur): Seventy three point five eight cents per litre (73.58 c/l) decrease.
- Diesel (0.005% sulphur): Seventy four point five eight cents per litre (74.58 c/l) decrease.
- Illuminating Paraffin (wholesale): One hundred and twenty-four point nine cents per litre (124.90 c/l) decrease.
- SMNRP for IP: Two hundred and one cents per litre (201.00 c/l) decrease.
- Maximum LPGas Retail Price: Ninety-two cents per kilogram (92.00 c/kg) decrease.
#KayaNews #PetrolDieselPrice – The mineral resources department has announced a solid decrease in the diesel price which will be cut by over 73c a litre on Wednesday. MD pic.twitter.com/8jZm1ad66H
— Kaya 959 News (@KayaNews) April 4, 2023
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