The Ministry of Industry and Trade has temporarily suspended the use of kerosene in the calculation of fuel base price until April 28, according to the ministry’s Decision 571 dated March 28.
Việt Nam increased retail fuel prices from 11pm on Wednesday with increases by VNĐ3,520 to VNĐ9,000 per litre while the fuel price stabilization fund continues to be tapped at VNĐ3,000-4,000 per litre.
Domestic retail fuel prices mostly increased slightly from 10pm on March 12 in the latest adjustment by the ministries of Industry and Trade, and Finance, after a sharp a day earlier.
According to an announcement by the Ministry of Industry and Trade effective from 11.45pm Tuesday, the price of RON95-III gasoline rose by VNĐ2,080 per litre to VNĐ29,120.
The petroleum market is set for a major overhaul this year as the power to decide the retail prices is proposed to be handed to businesses, replacing the current state management system in a move toward a more market-based mechanism.
E5 RON92 biofuel is capped at VNĐ18,283 (US$0.7) per litre, a decrease of VNĐ93, while RON95-III petrol will be sold at no more than VNĐ18,631 per litre, down VNĐ81.
Việt Nam’s petrol and oil prices moved in opposite directions on Thursday afternoon following the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.
CBAM, a policy tool designed to prevent "carbon leakage" – where companies move production to countries with laxer environmental regulations to avoid carbon costs – imposes a carbon fee on goods imported into the EU based on the carbon emissions...
The Vietnamese Government has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to join with relevant ministries and agencies to develop and implement solutions to comply with the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
Exporters have long voiced their concerns over the CBAM''s potential effects on Vietnamese exports, saying CBAM''s implementation will likely increase the prices of exported goods, reducing Vietnamese exports'' competitiveness and affecting demand in the EU market.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to quickly complete its plan for electricity tariff adjustment. However, the increase should be at the lowest level, he said.