
The average retail price of A98 gasoline in Moldova in the first quarter of 2021 increased by 11.8% - from 17.31 lei per liter in January to 19.36 lei per liter in March of this year.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency provided these data, noting that in January-March 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, the average retail price of A95 gasoline increased by 10.9% - from 16.32 lei per liter in January to 18.1 lei per liter in March 2021, and gasoline A92 price increased by 12.4% - from 16.03 lei per liter in January to 18.02 lei per liter in March. During the same period, the average retail price of diesel fuel increased by 12.1% - from 13.52 lei per liter in January to 15.16 lei per liter in March, and liquefied gas price - by 11.2% - from 9.65 lei per liter in January of this year up to 10.73 lei per liter in March. As noted by ANRE, the main reasons for the growth of retail prices for basic oil products and liquefied gas in Moldova in the first quarter of 2021 were: an increase in quotations on international exchanges; depreciation of the national currency against the US dollar; increase in the amount of excise taxes from January 1, 2021 // 11.06.2021 - InfoMarket