The Regulatory Authority of Public Services (Aresep) approved a rate request raised by the Costa Rican Petroleum Refiner (Recope) to increase the price of fuels. According to the press office of the regulator, the increase has already been submitted for publication in the official Gazette.
The petition was filed on July 12th and with the changes, the prices will be as follows:
-Plus 91 gasoline will increase ₡26 per liter as it goes from ₡638 to ₡664.
-Super gasoline will increase ₡31 per liter as it goes from ₡659 to ₡690.
-The liter of Diesel will go from ₡527 to ₡ 541, ₡14 more.
These requests are submitted every second Friday of each month and the behavior of the international price of each fuel is considered, as well as the variation in the dollar exchange rate, as detailed by the refiner.