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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4





                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our report dated November 22, 1996, on  the  consolidated financial statements
of AmeriGas Propane, Inc. and subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended September
30, 1996 and the period April 19, 1995 to September 30, 1995, included in
UGI Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K (as amended by Form 10-K/A,
Amendment No. 2) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996, into UGI
Corporation's previously filed Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 33-47319;
Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 33-78776; and Form S-8 Registration
Statement Nos. 33-61722 and 333-22305.





Arthur Andersen LLP



Chicago, Illinois
May 20, 1997