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|Fuel Pricing Policies=Fuel prices are regulated by the Price Planning and Marketing Division of the Laos Ministry of Industry and Commerce (→App. A1).
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According to several internet articles, prices are changed by the ministry approx. once per month on average. Prices are calculated separately for the five provinces of Lao, reflecting actual transportation costs. (→App. A1 and A2).
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In early 2011, fuel prices rose to record levels. In April 2011, the Lao Government therefore considered ways to subsidize diesel in order to keep the inflation low (as prices of foods and goods depend more on diesel than on gasoline prices). According to an internet article (→App. A3), this subsidy might be paid through rising the tax on premium gasoline, leading to an even higher price difference between the two fuel types.
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On the ministries website (http://www.moc.gov.la/), there is very out-dated information on fuel prices. Up-to-date information is missing entirely. Also information on the fuel pricing formula and the price composition are missing.
 
|Fuel Currency=LAK
 
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|Fuel Price Exchange Rate=7925
 
|Fuel Price Exchange Rate=7925
|Fuel Price Exchanre Rate Date=2010/11/17
 
 
|Fuel Price Last Updated=2011/05/01
 
|Fuel Price Last Updated=2011/05/01
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|Fuel Price Composition Annotation=As stated in (see →App. A3), a fuel tax applies for on gasoline, while there is no taxation on Diesel.
 
|Fuel Price Composition Annotation=As stated in (see →App. A3), a fuel tax applies for on gasoline, while there is no taxation on Diesel.
  
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No further information found on fuel price composition; hints welcome!
 
No further information found on fuel price composition; hints welcome!
|Fuel Pricing Policies=Fuel prices are regulated by the Price Planning and Marketing Division of the Laos Ministry of Industry and Commerce (→App. A1).
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|Fuel Matrix Pricing Mechanism=2
 
 
According to several internet articles, prices are changed by the ministry approx. once per month on average. Prices are calculated separately for the five provinces of Lao, reflecting actual transportation costs. (→App. A1 and A2).
 
 
 
In early 2011, fuel prices rose to record levels. In April 2011, the Lao Government therefore considered ways to subsidize diesel in order to keep the inflation low (as prices of foods and goods depend more on diesel than on gasoline prices). According to an internet article (→App. A3), this subsidy might be paid through rising the tax on premium gasoline, leading to an even higher price difference between the two fuel types.
 
 
 
On the ministries website (http://www.moc.gov.la/), there is very out-dated information on fuel prices. Up-to-date information is missing entirely. Also information on the fuel pricing formula and the price composition are missing.
 
 
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|Fuel Matrix Price Level=2
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|Fuel Transparency Price Composition=1
 
|Fuel Transparency Price Composition=1
 
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|Fuel Price Factsheet Source Type=Other Information
 
|Fuel Price Factsheet Source Type=Other Information
 
|Fuel Price Factsheet Source Link=http://www.moc.gov.la/
 
|Fuel Price Factsheet Source Link=http://www.moc.gov.la/
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|Fuel Price Factsheet Source Type=Other Information
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|Fuel Price Factsheet Source Link=http://laovoices.com/government-raises-petrol-prices-again/
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Revision as of 08:16, 20 February 2013

Part of: GIZ International Fuel Price database


Fuel Pricing Policies

Local Currency: LAK
Exchange Rate: 7925


Last Update: 2011/05/01

Fuel prices are regulated by the Price Planning and Marketing Division of the Laos Ministry of Industry and Commerce (→App. A1).

According to several internet articles, prices are changed by the ministry approx. once per month on average. Prices are calculated separately for the five provinces of Lao, reflecting actual transportation costs. (→App. A1 and A2).

In early 2011, fuel prices rose to record levels. In April 2011, the Lao Government therefore considered ways to subsidize diesel in order to keep the inflation low (as prices of foods and goods depend more on diesel than on gasoline prices). According to an internet article (→App. A3), this subsidy might be paid through rising the tax on premium gasoline, leading to an even higher price difference between the two fuel types.

On the ministries website (http://www.moc.gov.la/), there is very out-dated information on fuel prices. Up-to-date information is missing entirely. Also information on the fuel pricing formula and the price composition are missing.

Fuel Prices and Trends

Gasoline 95 Octane Diesel
in USD*

in Local Currency

* benchmark lines: green=US price; grey=price in Spain; red=price of Crude Oil



Fuel Price Composition

Price composition.



As stated in (see →App. A3), a fuel tax applies for on gasoline, while there is no taxation on Diesel.

Fuel prices differ by the actual transportation costs to the five provinces of Lao. Within a province, prices are to be homogenous (→App. A1 and A3)

No further information found on fuel price composition; hints welcome!



At a Glance

Regulation-Price-Matrix
Transparency of
Price Composition
Transparency of Pricing
Mechanism / Monitoring
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Sources to the Public

Type of Information Web-Link / Source
Other Information http://laovoices.com/lao-government-reduces-fuel-prices/ (A2)
Other Information http://indochinastock.vn/2011/04/consumers-set-for-more-pain-as-fuel-prices-rise-117-108378.htm (A3)
Other Information http://www.moc.gov.la/
Other Information http://laovoices.com/government-raises-petrol-prices-again/ (A1)
Pump prices and margins http://www.moc.gov.la/ (Information out-dated, as of May 2011)


Contact

Please find more information on GIZ International Fuel Price Database and http://www.giz.de/fuelprices

This is a living document. If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to contact us: Armin.Wagner@giz.de

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