Haiti: residents faced with rising fuel prices
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People push and shove each other as they try to refill their gas tanks at a gas station in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 (illustrative image).
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By: Mayeule de Charon
1 min
After the government's decision to remove the subsidy on petroleum products, the price of fuel rose sharply.
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The measure has direct consequences on the purchasing power of Haitians.
The government abolished the subsidy on petroleum products on Friday, December 10.
As a result, the price of fuel has increased sharply: a gallon of gasoline has risen from 201 to 252 gourdes, the increase is much greater for diesel and kerosene.
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