All eyes on State to effect diesel subsidy as global oil prices soar

fuel prices, fuel subsidy, petroleum development levy
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The Standard | by Macharia Kamau


Focus is set to shift to the Petroleum and Mining Ministry to intervene and tame the rising cost of fuel in the country using a recently set up price stabilization mechanism.

This follows the latest developments globally that saw the price of crude oil rise past $50 per barrel.

The ministry had last year said money raised by the redesigned Petroleum Development Levy (PDL) would be used to subsidize the retail cost of diesel in case the…

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