The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission in December announced a 59.2 per cent increase in electricity tariffs while water went up to about 89 per cent. In January fuel prices also went up by 27 per cent.
The monthly change rate for January 2016 was 4.6 per cent compared with December change of 1.1 per cent.
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