(Bloomberg) -- Iranians rioted in the streets of
Tehran after the government imposed rationing of gasoline, which
the country spends $5 billion a year to import.
Starting today, drivers will be allowed 100 liters, or about
26 gallons, of gasoline a month, Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh
said on state television. Taxis will get 800 liters. Lawmakers said
earlier this month drivers would probably get five or six liters a
day, 50 percent more than the program actually grants them.
Read more at Bloomberg Energy News
Tehran after the government imposed rationing of gasoline, which
the country spends $5 billion a year to import.
Starting today, drivers will be allowed 100 liters, or about
26 gallons, of gasoline a month, Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh
said on state television. Taxis will get 800 liters. Lawmakers said
earlier this month drivers would probably get five or six liters a
day, 50 percent more than the program actually grants them.
Read more at Bloomberg Energy News
