Starting on November 5th, the fuels distributed by the Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery (RECOPE) will be more expensive. The request for an increase was raised by the entity in early October and approved by the Public Services Regulatory Authority (ARESEP).
This Monday the tariff modification was made official through a publication in La Gaceta.
The final consumer will go from paying ₡616 per liter of Super gasoline to paying ₡634, due to an increase of ₡17. The liter of Plus 91 gasoline will go from ₡597 to ₡616, and the liter of Diesel 50 p will increase from ₡533 to ₡551.
The study updates some of the values in the price equation, including international fuel prices and the exchange rate.