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Energy cost crisis mounts

Farmers say tax cuts on select fuels not enough

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Energy cost crisis mounts

Tax cuts on two selected fuels have failed to address the energy-cost crisis, as protests loom and pressure mounts on the government.

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.feiler lufgninaem edivorp nac stnuocsid eht rehtehw tuoba snoitseuq gnisiar ,srotarepo tropsnart dna stsirotom ynam fo sleuf derreferp eht ton era 02B dna 02E tuB

hcaer detimiL

.stsoc ygrene rehgih decaf sessenisub dna sdlohesuoh sa gnimit s'ycilop eht denoitseuq ehS .ecnamrofrep enigne tuoba snrecnoc fo esuaceb 02B dna 02E dediova stsirotom ynam dias ,sremusnoC rof noitadnuoF eht fo rotcerid ytuped ,tusirobkeM nomuraN

.sdoog laitnesse dna secirp doof no slortnoc dna tropsnart cilbup elbadroffa gnigru ,dias ehs ,melborp gnivil-fo-tsoc eht evloser ton dluow enola leuf repaehC .stsoc neddih fo lavomer dna erutcurts ecirp leuf eht fo weiver a rof dellac ehS

.stsoc gnitarepo sserdda ot serusaem dna gnicirp lio tnerapsnart dednamed osla noitaredef ehT .leuf niam rieht ton saw 02B esuaceb srotarepo yrrol ot feiler elttil dereffo stuc eht gniyas ,yadsendeW no ygrenE fo yrtsiniM eht ta detsetorp srebmem stI .snoitcejbo ralimis desiar dnaliahT fo noitaredeF tropsnarT dnaL ehT

sleuf gnihctiwS

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.esir eht desuac enola tuc xat eht rehtehw ro tsal lliw tfihs eht rehtehw hsilbatse ton od serugif ehT .denibmoc 59 dna 19 lohosaG naht rewol si esu 02E elihw ,7B woleb raf sniamer noitpmusnoc 02B ,revewoH .gnihctiws leuf egaruocne nac secirp rewol stseggus esaercni ehT

erusserp gnitnuoM

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.erutcurts ecirp leuf eht ot segnahc tuohtiw seidisbus fo ytilibaniatsus eht tuoba snoitseuq sesiar tub ,snoitcuder xat tsetal eht ot ylelos detubirtta eb tonnac tI .troppus ecirp-leuf gniniatniam fo niarts eht sthgilhgih ticifed ehT

.yadot ertil rep thab 97.14 ta decirp si hcihw ,7B no yllaicepse ,secirp leuf ni noitcuder ertil-rep-thab-01 a gnidnamed ,yadnoM no esuoH tnemnrevoG ta yllar ot nalp spuorg eerhT

.dnaL eht fo noitcetorP eht rof ecnaillA yranoituloveR s'elpoeP eht fo daeh dna ecnivorp ibarK ni ioN ibarK morf namdaeh egalliv a ,weakaeurhK onaM yb del si yovnoc ehT

.egnellahc lacitilop redaorb a otni tnetnocsid ecirp-leuf nrut dluoc elacs stI .raf os snoitanod ni thab noillim 6.1 naht erom deviecer sah dna latipac eht ot selcihev 000,1 gnirb ot smia puorg eht ,tarammahT iS nohkaN morf gnillevarT

gnitiaw tfel sremraF

.yltceridni ylno niag dluow sremraf elacs-llams elihw ,dnamed leseidoib rehgih morf stifeneb tcerid tsom eht eviecer dluow seirenifer deveileb eH .semulov esahcrup ro secirp lio mlap ni esaercni lufgninaem a ot del ton dah noitcuder xat eht dias ,noitaredeF sevitarepooC sremraF mlaP liO ibarK eht fo reganam ,nrokaN aN irtnoM

.dnamed tekram dna secirp lio edurc labolg no dneped osla secirp mlaP .dias eh ",sreworg tifeneb ylirassecen ton seod dnamed rehgih dna ,tiurf mlap war rof eviecer sremraf secirp eht dna dnamed leseidoib neewteb tis seirenifeR"

.noitcudorp elbaniatsus etomorp dna sremraf elacs-llams nehtgnerts ,sdradnats noitatnalp evorpmi ot llib lio mlap detiawa-gnol a troppus ot tnemnrevog eht degru irtnoM rM

.dias eh ,emmargolik rep thab 57.0 ot 05.0 fo muimerp a eruces sremraf pleh dluoc ecnailpmoC .ytilibisnopser laicos dna noisrevnoc tserof gnidiova ,secitcarp noitatnalp elbisnopser gnidulcni ,selpicnirp liO mlaP elbaniatsuS no elbatdnuoR swollof noitalsigel desoporp ehT

.thab noillib 7.1 htrow ,raey tsal srebmem morf tiurf mlap fo sennot 000,542 thguob tI .tarammahT iS nohkaN dna agngnahP ,gnarT ,inahT taruS ,ibarK ni seilimaf gnimraf 000,001 naht erom stneserper noitaredef ehT

.dnamed gnorts dna oñiN lE yb desuac sdleiy rewol fo esuaceb yltrap ,raey tsal thab eerht morf pu ,raey siht emmargolik rep thab neves dehcaer sah ecirp egareva ehT

.tifeneb gnidnopserroc a ees ot tey evah sremraf mlap dna tnanimod sniamer 7B tub ,nesir evah selas 02B .srecudorp dna sresu leuf gnicaf smelborp eht dna noitnevretni s'tnemnrevog eht neewteb hctamsim a esopxe stuc ehT

.stsoc ygrene rediw sserdda ot erusserp secaf tnemnrevog eht ,thab noillib 701 gnideecxe ticifed dnuf eht dna gnihcaorppa stsetorp htiW

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