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Article Title:IIDO Head Lauds Parliament, Cabinet for Gasoline R
Date:1384/04/01
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Seyed Emad Hosseini 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.
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.
Although Iran is a leading OPEC member and the world’s fourth biggest oil producer with a daily oil production of 4.2 million barrels, the Islamic state still spends 5-8 billion dollars annually on petrol imports due to a lack of refineries and a preference for oil export.
Within the new plan, petrol is only supplied through the smart card or petrol coupon, an initiative by Ahmadinejad to stop lavish fuel consumption – 73 million liters daily – by over seven million cars nationwide
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