Public transport fees to remain unchanged after Egypt’s decision to raise gasoline prices: Minister

CAIRO – 4 February 2022: Major General Mahmoud Sharawi, Minister of Local Development, stressed that the passenger tariff public transport fairs in all governorates will not be increased, after the gasoline prices were raised by 25 piasters on Friday.

The minister urged intensifying campaigns to impose fines on violators.

Egypt’s Fuel Automatic Pricing Committee decided Friday to increase the prices of gasoline in the local market by 25 piastres per liter, the Ministry of Petroleum announced.

Egypt earlier increased gasoline prices by 25 piasters per liter several times past year, the latest of which was in October.

The new prices as per Friday’s hike are LE 7.25 for 80 octane gasoline up from LE 7, LE 8.50 for 92 octane gasoline up from LE 8.25, and LE 9.50 for 95 octane gasoline, compared to LE 9.25.

The Fuel Automatic Pricing Committee is formed from representatives of the finance and petroleum ministries and is assigned with reviewing gasoline prices in Egypt every three months.

The committee assesses the cost of transportation of fuel, the prices of the brent crude as well as the exchange rate of US dollar against the Egyptian pound to issue its decision to raise or decrease gasoline prices.

The latest time Egypt decreased gasoline prices was in April 2020 by 25 piasters per liter.