Thursday, March 24, 2011

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Minister for Trade and Industry anticipates increase prices fuel

Minister of Industry and Commerce on Thursday that forward from next Saturday will experience increases in fuel prices due to the upward trend that had international prices this week. Manuel García Arévalo

did not elaborate on the percentage of increases, but said it is "impossible" that there is a rebate or to maintain the same levels.

addition, staff was in favor of the amendment to the Hydrocarbons Law, as regards the procedure for setting prices. Favors the approach of some sectors who claim that the prices are not set on a weekly basis, but with a more extended frequency. García Arévalo

considered that a possible amendment to the Hydrocarbons Law should provide for their readjustment to the search for alternatives to modify the array of fuel consumption, emphasizing the use of natural gas.

When interviewed on the program today, said the two main goals of management are, first, the search for alternative sources power generation and, secondly, to achieve increased competitiveness of productive sectors.

In the first case, said he will seek ways of generating energy that are affordable while also being compatible with the environment.

For passenger transport, said that one way of achieving this objective is that between 12 to 15,000 drivers, gas voucher recipients to migrate from the use of liquefied petroleum gas to natural gas, for which they equipment installed in their vehicles. A

other drivers, she said, they will finance the purchase of equipment, worth 700 to $ 800 and will be charged through the purchase of fuel.

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