gasoline prices
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Iran Gov't Toughens Eligibility for Livelihood Assistance Program
EghtesadOnline: The government will weigh up offering earnings from higher gasoline prices to people only after monitoring their bank accounts, Ahmad Meydari, deputy minister of cooperatives,…
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Iran: Gasoline and Shock Therapy
EghtesadOnline: Friend and foe have been trying hard to figure out what happened and why in the eight days after the government decided to cut fuel subsidies, sending gasoline prices to levels…
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Underprivileged Provinces Have Lion's Share of New Cash Subsidies
EghtesadOnline: Underprivileged provinces will receive bigger shares from the government’s fresh cash subsidy as compensation for the recent hike in gasoline prices, known as the Livelihood Assistance…
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Gasoline Use in Iran Declines After 12 Years
EghtesadOnline: Following the abrupt government decision to raise gasoline prices and sell it at two rates from November 15, consumption fell by at least 20% over a 10-day period, the National…
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Looking Beyond Gasoline Prices
EghtesadOnline: So long as state-run automakers keep manufacturing low-quality vehicles, the people will be the main victims who have to face the economic burden stemming from the unprecedented…
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Iran Gov’t Expects to Make $5.5 Billion From Gasoline Export
EghtesadOnline: The latest rationing and doubling of gasoline prices that started out of the blue last Friday (Nov. 15) will annually generate up to $5.5 billion in export revenue for the government,…
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Economist: Gas Price Hike Impact Not Inflationary
EghtesadOnline: Senior economic analyst Saeed Laylaz says there is no scientific evidence that the rise in gasoline prices would definitely have an inflationary impact.
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Transportation Registers Highest Monthly Inflation in Iran
EghtesadOnline: The highest monthly growth in the Consumer Price Index among 12 groups of consumer goods and services purchased by households in the Iranian month ending Nov. 21 was recorded…
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Two-Tier Gasoline Prices Bad News
EghtesadOnline: The decision to sell gasoline at two rates is a breeding ground for corruption, head of the Iran Gas Station Owners Union’s board of trustees said.
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Iran: CNG Consumption Jumps
EghtesadOnline: Following the government last week to raise gasoline prices by 200%, compressed natural gas consumption has risen by 2 million cubic meters a day since Nov. 15, head of CNG department…
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Gasoline Prices in Iran: Missing the Point
EghtesadOnline: Drawing parallels between average annual income in Iran and the neighboring states, some energy experts insist, rather strongly but strangely, that gasoline is indeed cheap in…
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Case Against Higher Fuel Prices in Iran
EghtesadOnline: Although most energy officials, namely Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, say that raising gasoline prices would be the last resort to fight rampant smuggling and curtail rising…
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Iranian MPs Differ Over Raising Fuel Prices
EghtesadOnline: Although the three branches of government (executive, legislative and judicial) have come to the conclusion that gasoline prices should increase, there is still no consensus among…
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Sanctions on Iran Oil Bring US Drivers Pain at Pumps
EghtesadOnline: American middle class consumers are enjoying the strongest wage growth in a decade, but higher gasoline prices are eating a good chunk of that increase for many, and it looks…
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Iran: Gasoline Prices in Limbo
EghtesadOnline: The National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company has so far received no order from the Oil Ministry to raise gasoline prices or reintroduce the gasoline rationing system…
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US Cannot Completely Cut Off Iran Oil Exports
EghtesadOnline: The US is overwhelmingly likely to fail in its attempt to completely halt Iran's oil exports, analysts told CNBC, with President Donald Trump eager to avoid rising gasoline prices…
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Zanganeh Prefers Higher Gasoline Prices
EghtesadOnline: Rationing and higher prices are needed to help reduce fuel consumption, the oil minister said. "There are a number of proposals on the table but no decision has been taken because…
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Japan Will Face Higher Gasoline Prices After Halting Iranian Crude Purchase
EghtesadOnline: Japan’s major oil distributors are considering halting oil imports from Iran in response to US demands, sources familiar with the plan said on Thursday.
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Rising gasoline, rents push U.S. inflation higher in September
EghtesadOnline: U.S. consumer prices recorded their biggest gain in five months in September as the cost of gasoline and rents surged, pointing to a steady pickup of inflation that could keep…