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Article Title:Oil Minister Urges Fuel Economization
Date:1386/05/09
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Seyed Emad Husseini, the rapporteur of the Energy Committee of Majlis (Iran’s parliament), also said the government would amend the gasoline rationing and provide the motorists and motorcyclists with the commodity according to their real needs within the next two months.
The minister said the rationing plan had great benefits, arguing that it would help optimize and reduce the consumption of gasoline.
He said 53 to 54 million liters of petrol was used in the country Monday, adding the figure had previously soared to 82 and even 90 million liters per day.
The rapporteur added the advantages of rationing outnumbered its problems, referring to reduction of air pollution, traffic, and gasoline consumption as the main benefits of the newly enforced law.
He told PIN that Majlis insisted on the supply of surplus gasoline and the cabinet needed to provide it.
Critics argue that the government must also add, as previously scheduled, additional quotas at higher rates for people who need their cars for their jobs and at the same time increase public transportation.
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