Five months ago, Luis Abinader took over as President of the Republic, the premium and regular gasoline prices are subject to a price of 14 and 13 times, respectively, of agreement with an analysis made by Listín Diario.
It is well known that the premium gasoline has surpassed its gallon price on six occasions and on a regular basis, as of November 28, 2020, the trend has been steady. The gallon of premium gasoline has fitted in five months RD $ 16.5 and the ordinary has RD $ 13.6.
The first time that the Govierno de Abinader tax announced the price of gasoline was on August 21, 2020, and the value that was tendered in the week of August 22 to 28 was established. In addition, the gasoline premium costs RD $ 206.60 per gallon and the usual RD $ 196.30, maintaining its current cost.
For the week of August 29, September 4, 2020, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Industry (MICM) announced its first increase in premium gasoline that will be sold at RD $ 209.30 with an alza of RD $ 2.70 and the regular one costs RD $ 199.90, RD $ 3.60 more than the previous week.
Luego del September 5 of the year passed, the price of the gasoline is rising and rising, but as it was the dynamics, when compared to the gasoline cost from the Governor of Abinader’s with the following weeks, the difference in his market.
There is no doubt that some of the gasoline prices are due to be debated by those who have been forced to sell the Gobierno’s current management, and here is an example of this.
The premium gasoline from 22 to 28 August 2020 will be sold at RD $ 206.60 per gallon, per 14 to 20 November cost RD $ 202.4 and from 21 to 27 November valued at RD $ 204.30, it is said, the premium gasoline is stored in the same price range only in one week and in the other.
The same applies to the regular, which is from 22 to 28 August costs RD $ 196.30, while from 21 to 27 November I have paid RD $ 191.70.
Without embarrassment, another gallon emphatically started on November 28th, closing at the premium gasoline and regular averaging RD $ 2.10 each per gallon and as much as he wanted to go, for this week from 16 to 22 of January, will be offered at RD $ 223.10 the premium gallon at RD $ 209.90 the regular.
Only in the last few weeks will the gasoline lower RD $ 18.8 per gallon the premium in the usual RD $ 18.2. Estos aumentos han sido manera gradually. Let’s look at the history of its cost during this period:
Week of November 28 to December 4, 2020
Gasolina premium: RD $ 206.40; subiendo RD $ 2.10
Gasolina regular: RD $ 193.80; subiendo RD $ 2.10
Week of 5 to December 11, 2020
Gasoline premium: RD $ 208.90; subiendo RD $ 2.50
Gasolina regular: RD $ 196.30; subiendo RD $ 2.50
Week of 12 to December 18, 2020
Gasoline premium: RD $ 211.50; subiendo RD $ 2.60
Gasolina regular: RD $ 199.00; subiendo RD $ 2.70
Week of 19 to December 25, 2020
Gasoline premium: RD $ 213.70; subject to RD $ 2.20
Gasolina regular: RD $ 200.90; subiendo RD $ 1.90
Week of December 26, 2020 to January 1, 2021
Gasolina premium: RD $ 217.20; subject to RD $ 3.50
Gasolina regular: RD $ 203.90; subject to RD $ 3.00
Week 2 to January 8, 2021
Gasolina premium: RD $ 217.20; maintenance equal price
Gasolina regular: RD $ 203.90; maintenance equal price
Week 9 to January 15, 2021
Gasolina premium: RD $ 220.00; subiendo RD $ 2.80
Gasolina regular: RD $ 206.70; subiendo RD $ 2.80
Week 16 to January 22, 2021
Gasoline premium: RD $ 223.10; subiendo RD $ 3.10
Gasolina regular: RD $ 209.90; subject to RD $ 3.20
The explanations of the authorities
The MICM, in addition to the increase in gasoline prices for the week of November 28 to December 4, 2020, explained this response to the increase in the US $ 2.28 reference barrel oil in the sale and the good news on the vacuna del COVID-19.
The next week, the MICM’s reason for the increase in combustion prices was the optimistic euphoria of global oil prices in the oil market, declining the approval of the Pfizer fleet.
In the week from 12 to 18 December 2020, the justification for the increase in the reference rate in the United States has been reversed by the inverse investors of the new media against the coronavirus, earning a US $ 0.60 algae per gallon.
From 19 to 25 December 2020, the explanation given that the lower price of the reference cross in the United States was affected by the arrangement of the massive vacancies against the COVID-19.
For the week of December 26, 2020 to January 1, 2021, an alza will be generated at the price of the combustibles ahead of the global downturn by the new cove of COVID-19, according to the MICM.
The State is informed that from 2 to 8 of 2021 the prices of the combustibles will be unchanged because the State will accept the compromises in front of the importers ascending to RD $ 68 million to avoid transfers to the final consumer.
From January 9 to 20, 2021, gasoline will rise sharply, with the Texas oil barrel rising to US $ 50 by the first half of February 2020.
The last increase and response of the Government
The MICM argues that the Gobierno estimates that 70% of the incremental increments in the week of 16 to 22 of January, while the oil barrel is found to be within US $ 53.
The Deputy Minister of Internal Trade of the MICM, Ramón Pérez Fermín, stated: “It means that, for example, the premium gasoline, to lie below RD $ 10.37 per gallon, only it is RD $ 3.10. The same with regular gasoline, but again, the Gobierno assumes 70% of the gas, which means that it can go below RD $ 10.51 per gallon, only it has RD $ 3.20 ”.