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                                                                  EXHIBIT (23.3)





                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements of
UGI Corporation on Form S-8 (File No. 33-47319), Form S-3 (File No. 33-78776),
Form S-8 (File No. 33-61722), Form S-8 (File No. 333-22305) and Form S-8 (File
No. 333-37093) of our reports dated November 22, 1996 on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of UGI
Corporation and subsidiaries for the years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995,
which reports are included (or incorporated by reference) in UGI Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1997.






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December 22, 1997