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Fuel Blockade Threat Returns

Fuel Blockade Threat Returns

Published 2 days, 15 hours ago
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Fuel blockade fears are resurfacing as protest groups, still smarting from last April’s roadblocks over soaring petrol and diesel prices, threaten new action ahead of August’s end of fuel subsidies. They claim a recent Finance Bill vote signals a 32-cent-per-liter price hike, while the government insists it merely ends temporary subsidies, restoring normal taxes — a move they say is about fiscal responsibility, not sudden price shocks. Social media and politicians amplify the tension, with winter heating costs looming and public anger mounting over what many see as a government betrayal. The real showdown? Who’s telling the truth — and whether the country can avoid another nationwide fuel crisis.

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