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Syria doubles public-sector pay and cuts subsidies as economy sinks


In a separate statement issued overnight, the commerce ministry announced the total lifting of subsidies on petrol and a partial lifting of subsidies on fuel oil. The price of petrol will rise to 8,000 Syrian pounds ($0.53) per litre from 3,000 pounds, and fuel oil to 2,000 pounds per litre from 700 pounds.



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