Find out how to save cooking gas after the increase in Petrobras

The price of cooking gas rose again after the mega-increase of 16.1% applied by Petrobras last Friday (11). With the readjustment, the cylinder is already sold at R$ 150 in São Paulo.

As it is an essential item for the diet of most Brazilian families, gas cannot fail to be consumed. But some tips help to make better use of the cylinder and thus alleviate expenses that are getting heavier every day.

The recommendations for saving can be summarized in three: maintain the stove, use more efficient equipment and adopt techniques that make better use of the heat of the flame. However, they unfold into at least 11 tips, as guided by experts.

All guidelines have the same objective, which is to make the cylinder yield more. Most of them don’t require any investment – ​​they are simple practices like avoiding opening the oven door, using steam to cook vegetables and planning larger meals.

The mega-adjustment by Petrobras was announced on Thursday (10), after the soaring value of oil in the international market, whose main reason is the war between Russia and Ukraine.

In addition to cooking gas (LPG), which rose 16.1%, gasoline increased 18.8% at refineries and diesel 24.9%. The announcement led to queues at gas stations in several regions of the country.​

On Friday (11), President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) sanctioned the bill that amends the collection of ICMS (Tax on the Circulation of Goods and Services) on fuels and resets the PIS/Cofins rates on diesel and gas until the end of 2022, election year.

The measure, approved by Congress the previous morning, aims to reduce the impact of the Petrobras readjustment.

In January, the federal government started paying a R$52 Gas Aid to low-income families enrolled in the Auxílio Brasil program (a substitute for Bolsa Família).