Motorists beware, fuel prices have risen for the month of April in UAE
The fuel prices for April.
Farouq Fayadh, Staff Reporter
The UAE fuel prices will rise for April by 8-9 per cent for gasoline and 3 per cent for diesel including the 5 per cent VAT, as announced by the suppliers.
The price of Super 98 will rise by 8 per cent or 17 fils to Dhs2.29 per litre, up from Dhs2.12 per litre in March, while the price of Special 95 will rise by 8 per cent or 16 fils to Dhs2.17 per litre, up from Dhs2.01 per litre in March.
E-Plus 91 will rise by 9 per cent or 17 fils to Dhs2.10 per litre, up from Dhs1.93 per litre in March. Diesel prices will rise by 3 per cent or 7 fils to Dhs2.22 per litre, up from Dhs2.15 per litre in March.
On the other hand, the price of Opec basket of thirteen crudes stood at $61.63 a barrel on Thursday, compared with $61.61 the previous day, according to Opec Secretariat calculations.
The Opec Reference Basket of Crudes (ORB) is made up of the following: Saharan Blend (Algeria), Girassol (Angola), Djeno (Congo), Zafiro (Equatorial Guinea), Rabi Light (Gabon),
Iran Heavy (Islamic Republic of Iran), Basra Light (Iraq), Kuwait Export (Kuwait), Es Sider (Libya), Bonny Light (Nigeria), Arab Light (Saudi Arabia), Murban (UAE) and Merey (Venezuela).
