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A liter of kerosene will be 62 piasters, starting from midnight tonight

Amman Today

publish date 2023-01-02 17:21:28

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said, on Monday, that the price of a liter of kerosene will be 62 piasters; Instead of 78.5 piasters after the royal directive to freeze the tax during the winter season, starting at midnight.

The ministry stated that the current price per liter of kerosene is 78.5 piasters, while the tax per liter is 16.5 piasters.

The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Energy, Amani Al-Azzam, told Al-Mamlaka that the freezing of the tax on kerosene during the winter season will continue until the end of March, unless a decision is issued to extend it.

Al-Azzam explained that the fuel pricing committee will reconvene to adjust the price of kerosene based on the directives of His Majesty the King to freeze the tax on kerosene during the winter season.

She confirmed that the new pricing will start from midnight tonight.

And she continued, “The price of a liter (kerosene) will decrease from 78.5 fils to 620 fils per liter, as the amount of fixed tax on kerosene is 16.5 piasters, and therefore the price of a tank will decrease from about 15.70 dinars to 12.40 dinars; That is, a decrease of 3.30 dinars on the tank.

On Monday, King Abdullah II directed the government to freeze the tax on kerosene during the winter season, to ease the burden on citizens, especially those with limited incomes, during his meeting with a number of dignitaries and residents of Aqaba Governorate and representatives of various sectors there.

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