Increases 36 cents: “deep concern” about fuel prices in the Azores

May will see a considerable increase. ACRA warns of a direct impact on the cost of living for families and the economy.

Os Azoreans You will feel a big difference when refueling your vehicle, starting this Friday, May 1st.

The new month will be synonymous with a big increase in the price of fuels, with emphasis on the difference that will be seen in road diesel.

The numbers published in establish a new maximum price: the road diesel passes to 2,004 euros per liter, while Gasoline passes to the 1,921 euros per liter.

Which means that the road diesel will rise by 36.3 cents per liter (it was set at 1,641 euros). THE 95 octane unleaded gasoline increases by 21.7 cents per liter.

If we compare with February, diesel is 53 cents more expensive per liter, the price of gasoline in the Azores rises by 32.3 cents per liter.

“Does not depend on the Government. There is a war, there is a terrible global situation”, explained Duarte Freitas, regional secretary of Finance for the Azores, in statements to the Lusa agency.

There are boats fishing that can to stop over the next few months, warned the Azores Fisheries Federation.

ACRA – Consumers Association of the Azores expresses “deep concern” with these increases.

In a statement, the association warns of the “impact direct no cost of living of families and the competitiveness of economy regional”.

In addition to families and workers, ARCA warns that these differences will make a difference in agriculture, nas fisheries and us transport, with knock-on effects on the price of goods and services.

The new price of road diesel penalizes “more intensely economic activities dependent on transport and logistics.

The association also criticizes the Government Regional of the Azores for not showing details, comparisons, when talking about the reference “Price Europe”. You don’t understand the base for the increases, he claims.

“The Azores cannot continue to be penalized in this way, demanding greater transparency, rigor and effectiveness in defining energy pricing policy in the Region”, concludes the ARCA statement.