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Shock as fuel prices rise by Ksh.27 in Tanzania

Moses Kinyanjui
By Moses Kinyanjui August 03, 2023 11:07 (EAT)
Shock as fuel prices rise by Ksh.27 in Tanzania

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Tanzanians will now be forced to dig deeper into their pockets after the government announced a 17% increment in fuel prices largely affected by the shortage of the US dollar.

According to the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) Director General James Mwainyekule, the dollar increase has been prompted by the shortage of petroleum products effecting a rise in cap prices thereby crippling importation costs into Tanzania.

"Changes in prices of petroleum products in August 2023 are mainly due to challenges in the availability of US Dollars and changes in the fuel levy, prices of petroleum products in the world market, and premiums in the importation of petroleum products," Ewura stated as quoted by the Citizen.

Petrol will now retail at Sh3,199 (Ksh.186.46) a litre from Sh2,736 (Ksh.159).

Diesel has also increased to Sh2,935 (Ksh.171) a litre from Sh2,544 (Ksh.148) while Kerosene showing a slight decrease from Sh2,829 (Ksh164.89) to Sh2,668 (Ksh.155) a litre.

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