Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/01/01
By: Huang Li-yun and Kuo Chung-han
Taipei, Jan. 1 (CNA) The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for household use (bottled gas) will 
increase by NT$1.00 (US$0.031) per kilogram starting on Monday, CPC Corp. Taiwan (中油) said on Sunday.
Industrial-grade propane, butane and propane-butane mixture will also increase by NT$1.00 per kg, as the LPG for bi-fuel cars rises NT$0.50 per kg, said the state-owned fuel supplier.
The price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will go up by 2.99 percent starting on Monday.
As a result, food stands which use 15 bottles of bottled gas per month will pay NT$300 more and household that uses 30 to 45 cubic meters of LNG per month in northern Taiwan will pay an extra NT$7.50 to NT$11.25, CPC said. [FULL STORY]
