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Price of cooking gas cylinders put on hold in Ras Al Khaimah
Cooking gas cylinder's (22 kilograms) will be sold in Ras Al Khaimah for Dh 95 till October 8th, forcing the gas distributers to sell the cylinder Dh 3 less than its current price.
- Staff Reporter
- Published: 16:19 September 11, 2008
Ras Al Khaimah: Cooking gas cylinder's (22 kilograms) will be sold in Ras Al Khaimah for Dh 95 till October 8th, forcing the gas distributers to sell the cylinder Dh 3 less than its current price.
The normal cooking gas cylinder is currently sold in the emirate for Dh 98.
A senior official at the emirate's Economic Development Department said the smaller cylinder (11 kilograms) will be available for Dh 48 and the bigger cylinder (44 kilograms) will be sold for Dh 190.
The emirate's Department of Economic Development released yesterday the monthly cooking gas price list with a drop in the prices compared to prices of the dealers, where the normal cylinder was sold for Dh 100 for quite some time. .
The department receives scores of complaints from customers about the increasing prices of the cooking gas during the Holy Month of Ramadan.
The public complained that the distributors have been taking advantage of Ramadan and the normal cooking gas cylinder was sold in the emirate for a minimum of Dh 98.
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