The 25 pound drum, the most used by salvadorans, will have a price of US$11.13 applying the subsidy of the Government wanted with a cost of US$3.09.
The subsidized price of the 35-pound drum will be US$7.46 (maximum sale price US$15.50); the 20-pound drum will be US$0.94 (maximum sale price US$8.98); and the 10-pound drum will be US$0.00 (maximum sale price US$4.61).
The institution also indicated that the Government maintains the $8.04 subsidy which benefits more than one million families.
Fuel prices are currently experiencing upward pressure due to international factors such as the geopolitical tension generated in the Middle East, which has been increased by the attacks on military and merchandise ships in the Red Sea and in the "Bab el-Mandeb" strait.
Translated by: A.M