Ministry of Finance and Prices (Cuba)
The Cuban government ministry that set the new bottled and piped gas pricing under Resolution 155/2026 and 156/2026.
Cuba's price-setting ministry issued Resolution 155/2026 on 16 July 2026, pushing a 10kg bottled cooking-gas cylinder to 350 pesos, a 64% jump reaching 1.7 million contracted customers, and cited the US blockade as the driver.
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Cuba raised gas prices 64% and blamed the US blockade; what does the ministry's own data show?
Timeline for Ministry of Finance and Prices (Cuba)
Set new GLP retail pricing effective 16 July
Cuba Dispatch: Cuba blames blockade for 64% gas riseBackground
Cuba's Ministry of Finance and Prices is the state body that sets retail prices across the island's centrally planned economy, including fuel, food staples and utilities. Its resolutions carry the force of law and are typically published in the Gaceta Oficial.
The ministry's July 2026 gas-price rise, under Resolution 155/2026, cited the "recrudecimiento del bloqueo económico, comercial, financiero y energético" as the driver, attributing the increase to the impact of US sanctions on oil imports rather than internal supply management. A companion measure, Resolution 156/2026, updated manufactured and piped gas tariffs in the same package.
Why did Cuba raise gas prices 64% in July 2026?
How many Cubans were affected by the gas price rise?
