Morocco petrol prices surge 50 cents per liter

The calm will have been particularly brief for drivers. Tonight, oil companies applied a fifty-cent increase on each liter of unleaded petrol. In stations in central Casablanca, petrol is climbing to around 14.90 dirhams, compared to 14.40 dirhams at the previous pricing.

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This price revision erases much of the relief granted on May 1st. On that date, distributors had brought bills below the symbolic fifteen-dirham threshold, reducing the bill by 1.10 dirhams for this specific fuel.

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On the diesel side, the commercial situation remains unchanged for now with an amount displayed around 14.50 dirhams per liter, thus maintaining the benefit of the one-dirham discount granted at the beginning of the month. Despite this relative stability on diesel, the rebound in pump costs is reviving strong concerns about purchasing power.