VOL. XLVI

No 47

24-November-2003

IRAN

Irans Gasoline Subsidies Unsustainable, Says Zanganeh

Iran is looking for ways to control its burgeoning gasoline consumption, and is considering rationing gasoline and cutting subsidies, according to Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh. He told reporters on 15 November that the government would do its utmost to prevent rationing by finding other ways to finance imports, But things cannot continue as they are. The National Iranian Oil Refining and...