AMMAN — The Petroleum Derivatives Pricing Committee, following
government directives,
on Monday fixed the selling price of octane 90 gasoline at JD0.85 per liter, of
octane 95 gasoline at JD1.085 per liter, of diesel at JD0.615 per liter, and of
kerosene at JD0.615 per liter; it also maintained the price of gas cylinders at
JD7 per cylinder.
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The decision was commended by oil experts
interviewed by
Jordan News, who expressed hope that this will be the
first government step toward reconsidering adjusting the prices of oil
derivatives monthly.
Energy expert Hashem Aqel told
Jordan News that maintaining the prices is a positive move that citizens will appreciate,
especially in light of the difficult economic and weather conditions, which
force citizens to pay more for heating materials, “which is a burden”.
“I hope that this step will be just the beginning,
that the government will reconsider adjusting oil derivative prices to relieve
citizens and encourage an economic cycle that benefits all economic sectors in
the
Kingdom,” Aqel added.
Amer Shoubaki, another energy expert, told
Jordan
News that maintaining the prices of oil derivatives is important to
reviving the economy, “especially that the current prices are considered to be
historical and unprecedented”.
Shoubaki added that maintaining the prices
contributes to increasing the purchasing power of the citizens, and that “the
government should also reconsider the taxes imposed on oil derivatives, since
they constitute a burden for both individuals and the economic sector.”
Nahar Saidat, head of
Petrol Station Owners Syndicate, told
Jordan News that he commends the decision, and that
keeping the prices of oil derivatives as are would put less of a burden on
citizens who already suffer from difficult economic conditions.
He added that “this is a good step that citizens
should be happy about, especially since prices have risen globally.”
“This decision will make the State Treasury bear [the
difference of] millions of dinars, yet the government decided to keep the
prices unchanged, so we should thank it for this decision,” he said.
Globally, the price of oil has risen since the
beginning of this year by 10 percent, with an average price of $84 per barrel
for Brent in January and an average of $74 per barrel last December.
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