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Fuel prices continue to rise across Newfoundland and Labrador on Friday — bringing gas prices closer to what they were before the federal government suspended its excise tax on auto and aviation fuels earlier this week.
The Public Utilities Board (PUB) adjusted maximum prices overnight, with gas prices up 6.5 cents per litre across the province.
Diesel went up by 8.6 cents per litre on the island, and by 9.8 cents per litre in Western Labrador and Churchill Falls.
Furnace oil jumped up 7.45 cents per litre on the island, and stove oil has risen by 8.9 cents per litre in Western Labrador and Churchill Falls.
While propane was the only fuel price that fell, it dipped by just 0.1 cents per litre.
The changes are based on Wednesday’s market data, according to a press release from the PUB.
On Monday, gas prices went down 11.5 cents per litre when Ottawa’s tax suspension came into effect.
Prices took another big drop on Tuesday, when the PUB brought gas prices down 7 cents across the province.
But since then, gasoline prices have steadily increased.
For comparison, on April 18 — the last price adjustment before Ottawa’s tax suspension — the PUB set the maximum regular gasoline price to 193.8 cents per litre on the Avalon Peninsula.
As of Friday, the price for regular gas on the Avalon Peninsula is 189 cents per litre.
The next price adjustment is expected on Saturday.
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