Petrol price to come down on 1 April
The price changes come as South Africa has entered a 21-day national lockdown as part of efforts to fight the spread of the Coronavirus
THE petrol price on the coast will come down by R1.94 cents, while the price of 93 (ULP and LRP) will come down by R1.82 cents a litre.
This was announced by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy and comes into effect as of Wednesday, 1 April.
Meanwhile, a litre of diesel (0.05% Sulphur) will come down by R1.40, while that of diesel (0.005% Sulphur) will decrease by R1.41a litre.
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The price of illuminating paraffin (wholesale) will decrease by R1.84 inland. In the coast, it will drop by R1.98 cents.
The April price adjustments is the fourth consecutive drop in the petrol price since the start of the year.
The price changes come as South Africa has entered a 21-day national lockdown as part of efforts to fight the spread of the Coronavirus, which has seen confirmed cases rise above the 1 000 mark.
The department added that in Guateng there will be a R1.88 cent decrease in the price of 95 (ULP and LRP).
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