Damascus, SANA – The Internal Trade and Consumer Protection Ministry issued decision setting the prices of heating oil, cooking gas, and bread, effective as of Sunday January 18th.
As per these decisions, the price of one liter of heating oil (mazut) used for both heating and transport purposes is set at SYP 125 for all sectors with the exception of facilities that produced bread for supply purposes.
The decisions also set the price of one 10 kg cylinder of cooking gas (butane) at SYP 1,457 for distributors and 1,500 for consumers and the price of one 16 kg cylinder at 2,230 for distributors and 2,400 for consumers.
In addition, the decisions set the weight of the bundle of flatbread produced by the General Company for Bakeries at 1,450 grams and priced it at SYP 35.
Hazem Sabbagh