Government hikes fuel prices

AMMAN — The government’s fuel pricing committee on Monday decided to raise the prices of gasoline and diesel for the June 11-30 period, citing international prices.

According to the committee’s decision, the price of 1 litre of unleaded 90-octane gasoline will go up from JD0.750 per litre in May to JD0.780 in June, said an Energy Ministry statement.

The price of a litre of unleaded 95-octane gasoline will rise to JD1.10 in June, compared with JD1 the month before.

The price of kerosene and diesel per litre will increase to JD0.620, compared to JD0.610 in May.

The panel maintained the prices of oil derivatives for the rest of the month, as it was decided in the June price list announced on May 31.

The committee was instructed by the Cabinet in a meeting on May 31 to keep prices of the main oil derivatives the same for the first ten days of June.