Gas and diesel prices up $3.06

Motorists will pay more for gas when they go to the pumps on Thursday.

The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $3.06 to sell for $157.33 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $3.06 to sell for $163.35.

Automotive diesel oil will move up by $3.06 per litre to sell for $153.71.

Ultra low sulphur diesel will sell for $161.70 per litre following an increase of $3.06.

The price of kerosene will go up by $3.06 with that fuel to sell for $142.10.

In the meantime, propane cooking gas will move down $0.54 to sell for $67.37 per litre, while butane will move down by $1.33 to sell for $75.02 per litre.

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

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