Fuel pump prices unchanged as State retains diesel, kerosene subsidies

Epra in the monthly fuel price capping guide of January retained the pump prices for the three products at the same levels. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The government has retained subsidies on diesel and kerosene to prevent a surge in the retail prices of the two products over the next month.

This is even as it continued to deny super petrol users a drop in retail prices and instead used the savings petrol consumers - mostly private motorists - would have got to cushion consumers of diesel.