Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 8

23-Feb-2009

syria

Syrian Government Debates Plans To Rationalize Energy Subsidies

Syrian Prime Minister Naji al-'Utari told the Syrian parliament on 15 February that his government is dealing with the question of pricing petroleum products in the local market as a package, in response to various calls from some deputies for the government to lower these prices. Mr 'Utari said that his government cannot take the current low crude oil prices in the market as...