On June 8, Minsk /BelTA correspondent/. "Belneftekhim" has approved new wholesale and retail prices for petroleum products, the concern's press service informed a BelTA correspondent. Retail prices for gasoline and diesel fuel sold through filling stations have increased by an average of 5% and as of June 8, 2012, are as follows per 1 litre: Normal-80 gasoline – Br6350, AI-92 gasoline – Br6650, AI-95 gasoline – Br7150, diesel fuel – Br7300, Euro-5 diesel fuel – Br7950. "The revision of petroleum product prices has been carried out to gradually align prices for goods in the Customs Union countries, as well as to improve the efficiency of Belarusian oil refineries to ensure the possibility of further production modernization. The current retail prices for motor gasoline, taking into account the increase, remain 3–9% lower than similar prices in Russia," "Belneftekhim" noted. -0-

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