Gas Prices Going
Up ¢41 Colones A
Litre
Best to tighten
the belt or
drive less as
gasoline prices
are getting
ready to take
another sharp
increase with
the latest
request by the
state refinery -
the Refinadora
Costarricense de
Petróleo (Recope)
- to boost
prices by ¢41
colones a litre.
That in addition
to the ¢5
colones increase
that will take
effect any day
now, as the tax
portion of the
prices was
adjusted, an
increase that
did not occur
due to the
Imprenta
Nacional workers
strike that
stopped the
publication of
the notice.
The Autoridad
Reguladora de
los Servicios
Públicos (Aresep)
- government
regulator -
confirms the
request by
Recope, that if
approved, would
see gasoline
prices go from
the present ¢618
to ¢659 for a
litre of super;
¢587 to ¢628 for
regular; and,
¢514 to ¢555 for
diesel.
Recope, in a
press statement,
said the
increase is
needed to ensure
that the state
company has
sufficient
resources to
operate and
better its
infrastructure.
If the increase
is approved, the
higher prices
will be at the
pumps by the
middle of June.
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