More pain for Tanzanians as fuel prices soar despite subsidy

An attendant fuels a car at a petrol station in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . FILE PHOTO | NMG


Tanzanians face more squeeze on household budgets with the increase in fuel prices from Wednesday, despite a government subsidy.

The Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (Ewura) set the new retail prices at Tsh3,410 ($1.48) for a litre of petrol and Tsh3,322 ($1.42) for diesel in Dar es Salaam on the back of the increased cost of fuel in the global market when it made its purchase in June.