Petrol prices remain unchanged ahead of Lunar New Year

The prices of all petrol and oil will be kept unchanged in the latest regular adjustment of petrol and oil prices on February 3 (Photo: VNA)

The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance announced that the prices of E5 are not higher than VND 18,672 per litre, and those of diesel 0.05S and kerosene should not be higher than VND 15,959 per litre and VND 14,560 per litre, respectively.

The changes took effect from 15:00 on February 3.

Meanwhile, the two ministries also decided to adjust the price stabilisation fund for E5 bio-fuel at VND 1,141 per litre while the use of the fund for diesel was VND 678 per litre.

The two ministries decided to maintain the petrol prices to support production of domestic firms prior and control inflation to 2018 Lunar New Year./.

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