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Sudan to Remove Fuel Subsidies

Sunday, December 29, 2019

Out of Khartoum came news that Sudan’s transitional government plans to remove fuel subsidies gradually in 2020 and double public sector salaries to ease the impact of inflation.

According to Reuters reporting, Finance Minister Ibrahim Elbadawi told reporters that subsidies for petrol and gasoline would be gradually lifted next year while subsides for wheat and cooking gas would be kept in place to help the poor. Subsidies are a major burden on government finances.


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