VOL. XLV

No 20

20-May-2002

SYRIA

Syria IncreasesFuel Prices

TheSyrian Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade on 14 May raised petroleum productprices by 20-38%. Gasoline prices were raised by 20% so that 20 liters ofregular gasoline will now sell for SL475 ($10.87); gas oil was raised by 38% toSL169 ($3.87) per 20 liters and LPG by 38% to SL140 ($3.20) per 12kg cylinder(see table for historic prices). On the same day, the government announced thatall civil servants and military employees would...