Four municipalities in Sinaloa stand out for high gasoline and diesel prices

Four municipalities of Sinaloa They have the ranges of higher gasoline prices from the entire state, which exceed 26 pesos per liter for regular and exceeding 27 pesos per liter for premium.

Fluctuation

According to the daily report of gasoline prices in the country, made known by the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) in its update until May 29, Rosario, Salvador Alvarado, San Ignacio and Sinaloa de Leyva have the highest fuel costs in Sinaloa, reaching up to 26.30 pesos per liter for regular, 27.19 pesos per liter for premium and 26.99 pesos per liter for diesel.

The price ranges per liter of gasoline in the state are divided into four categories, the second is Culiacán, El Fuerte, Elota, Escuinapa and Guasave that report costs that reach up to 26.20 pesos per liter for regular gasoline, 26.99 for premium and 26.99 for diesel.

In the case of Badiraguato, Angostura, Ahome, Choix, Cosalá and Concordia, the liter of fuel reaches 25.69 regular, 26.69 for premium and 26.35 for diesel. On the other hand, Mazatlán, Mocorito and Navolato, report costs per liter of up to 26.20 for regular, 27.19 for premium gasoline and 26.99 for diesel.

The problem

César Valenzuela, member of the College of Economists of Sinaloa said that according to the proposals of the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) and the National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH), the price of fuel would have to vary depending on the supplier and transportation costs, therefore, gasoline in the municipalities adjacent to Ahome and Mazatlán would have to be cheaper as they are both access points. to the state by sea.

But on the contrary, these municipalities are not the ones with the lowest prices; in addition, the magical or stately towns report the highest fuel costs regardless of their proximity to the ports.

Given the disproportionate increase in the price of gasoline, Valenzuela said that, what has been determined, is that the regulatory bodies of fuel prices are having deficiencies, and are also being governed with the influence of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex).

There is an inflection, the original criteria are not being met, the capacities of the regulatory bodies that are contemplated in the energy reform have been diminishing, he argued.

Given the conflict, the economist recalled that for the gasoline There is a fiscal stimulus from the government, however, the Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS) does not allow affordable prices for the consumer as it is equivalent to 6.80 pesos per liter for diesel and 5.17 pesos for gasoline, which was decreed as of May 17, 2024.
Disagreement

César Valenzuela attributed the problem of rising prices to the lack of definition on the part of the government of the republic, since although it has been argued that the fuel costs They would have to decrease following the energy reform, the decrease has not yet been shown, and international prices have been regulated as is the case in the United States. In Mexico, on the contrary, he pointed out, costs continue to increase.

Here we realize that there is a serious problem in terms of the definition of the price as such than what was expected, which is why it was said, welcome to the energy reform. So that tells us that prices are going to go up, he said.

I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences from the Autonomous University of the West (UAdeO), with an area of ​​emphasis in mass media. I currently have six years of experience in news media, web portals, content development for social networks, radio, live television, and local and state printed newspapers. I joined the printed newspaper Vivavoz as a reporter for Locales in 2015, in the municipality of Culiacán, subsequently I wrote different news and investigative content for the state weekly NN Noticias Sinaloa, for a period of three years, followed by my entry into the newscast live television from Vivavoz, as well as collaborating with informative notes for the radio edition of the same company, which is broadcast daily. Likewise, I have managed the websites of each of the media in which I have worked, and I am currently a reporter for the Local section of the newspaper EL DEBATE DE CULIACÁN, where I joined during 2019.

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