Colombia to Raise Gasoline Prices as Oil Costs Pressure Budget
A worker holds a fuel pump nozzle at a gas station in Cali, Colombia.
Photographer: Jair F. Coll/BloombergColombia will raise domestic gasoline prices this month as higher oil costs strain an already widening budget deficit.
Fuel prices in major cities will increase by an average 375 pesos ($0.10), while diesel will rise by about 81 pesos, the energy and gas regulator known as CREG said.