Fuel prices in Jordan for the month of March 2023, which is scheduled to witness a state of stability for this month, after recording an increase in the past February, as the price of fuel is fixed and this comes in conjunction with the decrease in the average price of crude oil and its derivatives last month, compared to the price of oil and its derivatives In January, according to announced by the specialized energy platform.
Fuel prices in Jordan for the month of March 2023
Gasoline prices in Jordan were greatly affected after the strikes that occurred and affected the energy markets during the past year 2022, which came after the outbreak of the Ukrainian-Russian war, as it affected oil prices in Jordan and led to a rise in the price of oil to reach the highest level and record a high price that has not happened since 14 years due to this crisis.
Gasoline prices in Jordan for the month of March
- The price of 90-octane gasoline and 95-octane gasoline are fixed.
- The price of a liter of octane 90 petrol is fixed at 945 fils.
- And fixing the price of a liter of octane 95 petrol at 1185 fils.
- And the price of diesel was reduced from 820 fils to 810 fils.
- And fixing the price of kerosene at 620 fils.
- Fixing the price of a domestic gas cylinder (liquefied petroleum gas) at 7 dinars.
The Jordanian monarch, King Abdullah II, issued orders to the government to freeze the tax on kerosene, which is considered one of the most consumed types of fuel in the Kingdom of Jordan, especially in the winter season, in order to reduce the price of fuel in Jordan for citizens.
The rise in fuel prices in Jordan led to the anger of citizens, demanding the government to put an end to this rise, and the peak of this rise was last December, which led to strikes in the workplace, and the Minister of Finance, Muhammad Al-Issis, previously indicated during his statements before the Jordanian Parliament at the end of In 2022, fixing the price of fuel will bear the state a budget estimated at about 505 million dinars, equivalent to 712 million dollars.
