EPRA announces fuel prices for April.
Energy and petroleum regulatory authority, EPRA announces fuel prices for April which will run between April 15 and May 14. They will affect super petrol, diesel, and kerosene.
EPRA stated,”In the period under review, the maximum allowed petroleum pump price of Super Petrol, diesel, and kerosene remain unchanged.”
The regulatory authority highlighted that the prices are inclusive of the 8 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) in accordance with the provisions of the Finance Act 2018, the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act 2020, and the revised rates for excise duty adjusted for inflation as per Legal Notice No. 194 of 2020.
They outlined that the price of diesel had been cross subsidised with that of Super Petrol while a subsidy of Ksh. 17.12 /litre has been maintained for Kerosene in order to cushion consumers from the otherwise high prices.
Currently , Nairobi motorists will, therefore, part with Ksh179.30 for super petrol, Ksh162.00 for diesel, and ksh145.94 for kerosene per litre.
In Mombasa, Motorists will pay Ksh176.98 for Super Petrol, Ksh159.76 for diesel, and Ksh143.69 for Kerosene per litre.
In Nakuru, Motorists will pay Ksh178.62 for Super Petrol, Ksh161.83 for diesel, and Ksh145.79 for Kerosene per litre.
In Kisumu, motorists will pay Ksh179.50 for Super Petrol, Ksh162.70 for diesel and Ksh146.66 for Kerosene per litre.
On Wednesday, the EPRA director outlined that fuel prices are likely not to go down anytime soon.
He stated,”As to whether we will see a reprieve in terms of cost. I want to state that because this is a global retailing commodity we don’t have control over that.”
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