How Did the Syrians React to the Decision to Raise Fuel Prices?
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The announcement by the Syrian Ministry of Energy to raise the price of petroleum derivatives by as much as 40% provoked anger and massive protests, amid economic warnings about the repercussions of the decision, while the Government justified the increase in the global supply crisis.
Following fuel price increases in Syria, the country has descended into chaos. Protests have erupted in many cities. Protesters blocked the Aleppo-Damascus highway and lit fires. Similar scenes were recorded in the cities of Deir ez-Zor and Al-Bab.
Protests began after the Syrian Energy Ministry announced on Saturday an increase in the prices of oil products in Syria, justifying that "it is due to an exceptional increase in the global cost of purchasing such products," according to the official Syrian news agency SANA.
Diesel fuel prices rose by 40% and gasoline by 28%, amid the global crisis and the shutdown of the Banias refinery • Syrian Ministry of Energy: Local production provides only about a third of consumption and the price increase is temporary The post "Syria is Burning": Fuel prices have soared - protests and roadblocks across the country first appeared on JDN.
The southern countryside of Hasakeh governorate, Sunday, witnessed popular protests against the backdrop of the sudden rise in the price of burns, amid complaints of loss of bananas and rising living costs.
Syrians did not need to wait for the impact of the increase in the price of the burns to come to the market until the fallout of the decision began on the street. After hours of new prices came into effect, areas in rural Hasakeh saw protests and road cuts, in conjunction with a wave of criticism of social media sites, focusing on the impact of the decision on transportation, food, heating, and living costs. [...] The article followed the jump i…
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