00:00If you've been eyeing a flight, you might want to book soon, as prices are about to rise.
00:03Sworn in the Middle East drags on into its second month, triple effects are reaching Taiwan,
00:07with airlines planning to increase fuel surcharges starting next week.
00:25For short haul routes, the fuel surcharge will increase from around
00:29$17 to $45 U.S. For long haul routes, the increase is even more dramatic,
00:35rising from around $45 to $117 U.S., more than doubling.
00:40And on Tuesday, state-run energy supplier CPC Core announced gas prices for industrial users
00:46will rise 5% in April. For power companies, the increase is far higher, more than 40%.
00:53The price hikes reflect rising import costs for liquefied natural gas, or LNG.
00:59which Taiwan relies on for power. For now, households are being shielded.
01:04CPC says residential gas prices will stay unchanged in April, as it absorbs some of the costs.
01:10But the key question is, how long can Taiwan shield its consumers from rising energy costs?
01:15Meanwhile, if you're planning on booking a ticket, you better do it before the prices go up.
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