MOTORISTS poised to dig deeper into their pockets this month after petroleum product prices increased between 0.5 and 4 per cent.<\/p>\n
The prices, according to EWURA, increased across the board for all three entry points namely Dar es Salaam, Tanga and Mtwara ports.<\/p>\n
The regulator said in a statement that retail price for petrol, diesel and kerosene imported via Dar es Salaam port increased 0.91 per cent or 20\/-a litre, 3.51 per cent or 74\/-litre and 2.13 per cent or 44\/-litre, respectively compared to the last month.<\/p>\n
Similarly, compared to last month, wholesale prices of petrol, diesel and kerosene increased by 20\/01 per litre 74\/21per litre and 43\/96 per litre, respectively.<\/p>\n
For northern regions of Tanga, Arusha, Kilimanjaro and Manyara\u2014prices have gone up by 1.95 per cent or 42\/-a litre and kerosene by 0.11 per cent or 2\/-a litre, respectively.<\/p>\n
However, diesel has decreased by 0.82 per cent of 18\/-a litre.<\/p>\n
Likewise, wholesale prices of petrol and kerosene have increased by 41\/94 a litre and 2\/37 a litre while those of diesel decreased by 17\/49 a litre.<\/p>\n
Similarly, retail prices for petrol and diesel in Mtwara have increased by 35\/-a litre, while on other hand diesel by 22\/-a litre. Mtwara port also serves Lindi and Ruvuma regions.<\/p>\n
Likewise, wholesale prices of petrol for Mtwara consignment also increased by 1.71 per cent of 35\/27 a litre while prices of diesel went down by 1.05 per cent or 21\/49 a litre.<\/p>\n
However, Tanga controls the lowest petrol and diesel prices at 2,200\/-and 2, 123\/-per litre followed by Mtwara, petrol 2,221\/-but not diesel at 2,195\/-, and Dar es Salaam at 2,226\/-for petrol and 2,147\/-for diesel, thanks to regulator initiative to allow other ports to handle petroleum consignment.<\/p>\n
On the other hand Kigoma has the highest petrol and diesel prices followed by Katavi and Mara regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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