Hanoi (VNA) ꦑ– The Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance announced increases in retail petrol prices, effective from 3:00 pm on September 4.
Accordingly, E5 RON92 petrol is now capped at 19,851 VND ( 0.75 USD) per litre, up 80 VND from the previous adjustment, while RON95-III petrol costs 20,439 VND per litre, up 76 VND.
The price of diesel 0.05S was raised by 116 VND to 18,473 VND per litre, and that of kerosene increased by 89 VND to 18,314 VND per litre. Mazut saw a rise of 116 VND, now priced at 15,376 VND per kilogram.
There have been 37 fuel price adjustments since the beginning of this year.
Specifically, RON95-III petrol has experienced 21 price hikes and 16 cuts. Diesel oil price has increased 18 times, decreased 18 times, and remained unchanged once.
In this adjustment, the authorities opted not to use the petrol and oil price stabilisation fund for any of the fuel categories./.
Accordingly, E5 RON92 petrol is now capped at 19,711 VND (0.75 USD) per litre, up 307 VND from the previous adjustment, while RON95-III petrol costs 20,363 VND per litre, up 452 VND.
The maximum retail price of E5 RON92 petrol has increased by 207 VND to 19,608 VND (0.75 USD) per litre while that of RON95-III rose by 234 VND to 20,074 VND per litre.
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