In the said press release, the Minister of Industry and Trade announced that he had learned that certain resellers of the 6 kg butane gas cylinder apply a selling price higher than the indicative ceiling price set by decree n ° 2022- 5729/MEF-SG of December 07, 2022 determining the customs values of petroleum products. He recalled that in accordance with the indicative price structure of butane gas appended to the aforementioned decree, the price per kilogram of butane gas is 1009 FCFA. Consequently, the refill price of the 6 kg cylinder must not exceed 6,055 FCFA.

The Minister of Industry and Trade warns any offender against overbidding. Before adding that any violation of the provisions of the aforementioned decree will be sanctioned in accordance with the regulations in force.

The Minister of Industry and Trade took this opportunity to invite people to report offenders by calling these toll-free numbers. These are 36,088 and 36,099 every working day from 08:30 to 16:00.

Ousmane Doumbia, butane gas dealer in Baguinéda, said he learned this news with reservations. Because according to him, in the interval of 3 months, the authorities have just given 4 different prices. ” Where are we ? he wondered. According to the details provided by him, at one time the factories gave them 5300 FCFA, at another time 5500 FCFA. Then they increased. We paid for the gas bottle at the factory at 5800 FCFA. “There are some factories that yielded up to 6000 and 6100 FCFA. Now for this week, it’s at 5400 or 5650 FCFA. It depends on the factories. As I haven’t received the news from all the factories yet,” he said. Doumbia pointed out that as he speaks, according to this information, many factories have not taken note of this press release. He thinks that the State does not assume its responsibilities too much.

Source: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Mali