Cooking gas prices increase by $2.50

Gas retailers in the city said gas prices would be raised by VND51,000 to an average price of VND420,000 per 12kg canister as of today.

The distributors said the increase was because the world price of imported gas rose $175 per tonne against the previous month. In the past two months, domestic gas prices rose by VND103,000 per 12kilo canister.

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