Gas and diesel prices going up $4.50

Motorists will pay $4.50 more for gas and diesel when they go to the pumps on Thursday.

The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 will sell for $167.91 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will sell for $171.89.

Automotive diesel oil will sell for $213.34 per litre, while ultra low sulphur diesel will sell for $221.27 per litre.

The price of kerosene will also go up by $4.50 per litre, with that fuel to sell for $219.05.

In the meantime, propane cooking gas will go up by $3.06 per litre to sell for $68.11, while butane will sell for $76.20 per litre, after a similar increase.

Retailers will add their mark-ups to the announced prices.

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