( July 28, 2021, 19:49 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Mexican competition authority has urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) not to set maximum liquefied-petroleum prices, according to a statement. The request from the Federal Economic Competition Commission, or Cofece, came after the Mexican Energy Secretariat asked that CRE establish a methodology to set maximum prices to the final consumer of LPG within three days and which would be valid for six months. Cofece said that competitive markets, like the LPG one, don't need price regulation. "Price regulation may have consequences ... such as a LPG shortage," the antitrust authority said in a statement.Cofece statement follows below in Spanish:...
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