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Fuel prices dip marginally as VAT hike in budget looms large

Super petrol now retails at Sh182.04 per litre in Nairobi, diesel at Sh167.28, while kerosene go for Sh161.48 a litre. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

The prices of super petrol and diesel have dropped marginally even as Kenyans await the outcome of the proposal to hike the value-added tax on petroleum products in the Finance Bill, 2023 in Parliament.

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) on Thursday reduced the retail price of super petrol by 66 cents while that of diesel will go down by Sh1.12. Kerosene will on the other hand increase by 35 cents.

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