People in Newfoundland and Labrador wake up to the third frightening adjustment of fuel prices by the Civil Service Council in an equal number of days, with the price of diesel and heating oil for the home rising by more than 14 cents each on Saturday . PUB increased the price of diesel by 17 cents per liter in New Earth and 18 cents per liter in Labrador. The price of diesel fluctuated sharply in Labrador, especially in the last three days, as it fell more than 30 cents per liter on Thursday. Diesel prices now range between $ 2.76 and $ 2.87 per liter on the island and between $ 1.78 to $ 3.14 per liter in Labrador. Baking oil also rose dramatically by more than 14.7 cents per liter on Saturday per liter. The new prices put a liter of oven oil between $ 2.08 and $ 2.12 per liter on the Avalon Peninsula, along with $ 2.12 on the central and western Newfoundland and $ 2.14 per liter on the island’s northern peninsula. The price of stove oil also rose on Saturday, 14.6 cents per liter in New Earth and 15.6 cents in Labrador. Customers will see prices ranging between $ 1.30 and $ 1.40 per liter in Labrador, while prices range from $ 2.13 to $ 2.30 per liter in Newfoundland. The increases are due to “another significant overnight upward shift in the benchmarks used to set maximum values” for affected fuels, according to the PUB. The board has changed the price of fuel 19 times in the last eight weeks. The price of gasoline will not be affected on Saturday, but will increase by an additional 2.6 cents per liter the next day as a result of the carbon tax rates that will take effect on May 1. Diesel will also increase by 3.1 cents per liter on Sunday tax result. Read more from CBC Newfoundland and Labrador
