A week ago, the Cuban government of Miguel Díaz-Canel implemented the increase in the price of gasoline in Cuba, and other fuels. He also created service centers that charge in foreign currency, but many of the problems that existed before the increase still persist.
This was confirmed, from the officialdom, by Cubadebate. Despite the changes, there are long queues to access the fuel supply, not all service centers have the precious liquid, there are network connection problems for card payments and sometimes some do not have a way to return the payment.
Even 25% of the service centers that supply gasoline in the country do not have energy backup in case of blackouts, something that is happening constantly and for more than 10 hours at times. That is, as they would say in good Cubans, the fuel is more expensive, but “the quarter is the same.”
Lázaro Ayala Ramos, director of CIMEX service centers, told the aforementioned media that, in fact, “75% of the service centers in Cuba have generator sets to guarantee the operation of the service, in case there is no electricity. The rest of the establishments cannot offer service without electricity“. The blackouts also affect the connection for card payments in Cuban pesos and foreign currency.
Gasoline prices rise in Cuba, but problems persist
Furthermore, according to Ayala Ramos, in terms of fuel availability, gasoline is the product with the greatest access at this time. On the other hand, diesel is subject to regulations and it can only be purchased at four specific points within Havana.
As we said, according to service center workers, among the most widespread difficulties is that some entities They do not allow returns and earrings.
“We write a letter to the client so that they can go to Fincimex to claim the gasoline they didn’t use, because we can’t do it here,” said a worker.
What are the most used payment methods? Officials indicate that among the most used magnetic cards are Classic, Visa and Mastercard.
“This is strong for individuals, because 40 liters of fuel can cost around 6,000 CUP, a figure that far exceeds the basic salary of Cubans. But in favor I can tell you that the queues and queues have decreased,” said a customer at a service center in the capital.
And you, what experience do you have with the new measures and the increase in the price of gasoline in Cuba? Has your pocket felt it?
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