
据能源监管机构称,肯尼亚于周三上调了汽油和柴油的最高零售价格,原因是中东冲突导致进口成本上升。
Kenya raised the maximum retail prices of petrol and diesel on Wednesday, the energy regulator said, citing higher import costs linked to the conflict in the Middle East.
此次肯尼亚将汽油价格提高了6%,柴油价格提高了4.5%。作为东非国家,肯尼亚的燃料供应几乎全部依赖中东地区。从10月15日至11月14日新价格正式公布前,首都内罗毕地区的柴油价格将从每升217.86肯尼亚先令涨至227.76先令(约合1.76美元),煤油价格也将从191.38先令上涨至219.87先令。
Kenya hiked petrol prices by 6% and diesel prices by 4.5%, with the East African nation relying on the Middle East region for nearly all of its fuel supplies A litre of diesel will cost 227.76 Kenyan shillings ($1.76) in the capital city of Nairobi, from 217.86 shillings, while kerosene will rise to 219.87 shillings from 191.38 shillings between October 15 and November 14, when new prices will be announced.
能源监管机构同时表示,政府已将燃油增值税减免政策延续至1月14日,税率维持在8%的水平,原定16%的税率暂时不再执行。
The energy regulator said the government extended a reduction in value-added tax on fuel to 8% from 16% until January 14.
燃油价格的波动将直接影响交通运输、农业生产及建筑工程等多个行业。
Fuel prices affect multiple sectors including transport, agriculture and construction.