Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/08/01
By: Kuo Hsin-yi and Evelyn Kao
Taipei, Aug. 1 (CNA) The prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied natural
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gas products supplied by CPC Corp., Taiwan will increase with effect from midnight Wednesday, the company said, citing higher import costs.
It said the price of LPG for household use will increase by NT$1.80 (US$0.059) per kilogram, while LPG for bi-fuel cars will rise by NT$1.00 per kg.
Industrial-grade propane, butane, and propane-butane mixture will also increase by NT$1.80 per kg, the state-run fuel supplier said.
With the hike, households that use two 20-kg cylinders of LPG per month will see an increase of NT$72, while food stands that use 15 20-kg LPG cylinders per month will pay NT$540 more. [FULL STORY]
