Fayyad says gasoline won't be priced in USD

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Caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayyad has stressed that gasoline will not be priced in USD.

Responding to a warning from station owners that they would go on strike unless gasoline is priced in USD, Fayyad told LBCI TV that “the Ministry is working on a platform in order to issue more than two price tables per day in order to catch up with the exchange rate fluctuations.”

“But we will not price gasoline in USD and we will not violate the law,” Fayyad added.

“As per the consumer protection law, the substance must be delivered to citizens in Lebanese lira,” he went on to say.

SourceNaharnet
Comments 3
Thumb gebran_sons 15 February 2023, 19:50

A golden rule in Lebanon is that any minister or manager appointed by Bassil is an incompetent corrupt crony controlled by Bassil to enrich himself as the expense of public good. This person should be fired as soon as Lebanon is truly independent. Fayyad tops the list!

Thumb ___flamethrower___ 15 February 2023, 22:01

Best Independent Expert Minister, ever!

Thumb i.report 16 February 2023, 13:02

Only in Lebanon gigolos get picked as ministers.