Gas prices are to rise again from Monday, Liquigas announced this evening.
"The price of LPG on the international market has continued to suffer mainly due to an increase in the price of Butane. Furthermore, the strength of the dollar against the Euro continued to push the price up," it said.
The following are the new prices. The 12kg cylinder, the most popular,had cost €18 after another steep rise in January.
|
Product |
Consumers Price for LPG including VAT as from 09/04/2012 |
|
Cylinder Kg 10 |
€16.50 |
|
Cylinder Kg 12 |
€19.70 |
|
Cylinder Kg 15 |
€24.60 |
The new gas prices come days after a steep increase in the prices of fuel, with the price of a litre of unleaded going up by 6c.
ENERGY BENEFIT UP
Meanwhile, the government said that it is raising the energy benefit for those families entitled to it.
Families where a member is elderly, and elderly people who live alone will be given €30 as assistance linked to the gas price - an increase of €5.
Other families also entitled to the benefit will be given a €5 increase to €20.
In all, 28,000 families receive the energy benefit.
The government said that despite the increase in oil prices, it will absorb increases in energy costs to keep electricity prices stable.