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The energy regulator opted to shift the burden of higher fuel prices to users of super petrol in the last pricing review, shielding low-income households that rely on kerosene for lighting and cooking.
Diesel, which is mostly used by commercial vehicles and industries, was also spared price spikes.
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) explained that the pricing mechanism announced on Monday placed a cross-subsidy burden on super petrol, which was then used to keep the price of diesel and kerosene artificially depressed.
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