Soaring domestic gas prices, riding a global fuel rally, alongside steeper costs for dining-out services and construction materials drove Vietnam’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) up 0.84% in April from the previous month, the Finance Ministry’s National Statistics Office reported May 3.
The retail gas prices in domestic market decreased on June 1 following the falling prices in world market.
The consumer price index (CPI) in April rose 0.18% over the previous month and 2.64% year on year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on March 23 passed the resolution on environmental protection tax rates on petroleum, oil and lubricants, which will take effect from April 1 till December 31, 2022.
The consumer price index (CPI) inched up 0.06% in January against December last year, and down 0.97% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).