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Energy Dept admits to making a mistake over petrol price increase figures

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The Energy Department says there has been a mistake in the publication of the new petrol price for December.

The actual increase is 75 cents per litre and not 81 cents per litre as announced earlier.

On Monday, the department announced petrol price increases for both grades of petroleum.

The hikes are due to a weaker rand and higher oil prices.

The department’s Robert Maake says they have communicated with the petroleum industry and adjustments will be effected immediately.

“The department would like to inform the public that the petrol prices announced on 29 November were overstated by 6 cents. Both grades of petrol 93 and 95 will increase by 75 cents per litre instead of the 81 cents per litre that was announced.”

“The 6 cents difference is due to the fact that the adjustment wages for service station employees had already been implemented in September. The department has informed all the stakeholders in the petroleum industry to effect the corrections immediately,” says Maake.

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