9% hike in petrol prices announced for April

Thursday, 28 March 2019 17:16

The cost of petrol will increase by 9 per cent from next month.

The fuel price committee announced that from April 1, motorists will pay AED 2.23 per litre for Super 98 and AED 2.11 for Special 95.

Diesel will increase by just over 3 per cent to AED 2.49 a litre.

April's prices are the biggest increase so far this year.

The fuel ⛽ prices for the month of April as announced by the #UAE Fuel Price Committee are out, check them below. #InspiringEnergy pic.twitter.com/g06yxKhXez
— ENOC (@enoc_official) March 28, 2019

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