Syria regime cuts gasoline rations to half

Syrian government has proceeded to 50% cut in gasoline allocations for the coastal region, Damascus and northern Aleppo provinces on Wednesday.

Pro-regime media outlets media quoted a member of the executive office of the transport sector in Lattakia, Malik al-Khayer that the move came due to the lack of supplies of fuel, adding that the cut decision is temporary until supplies arrive in. 

The filling period was set to become every 7 days for public and private cars as of Tuesday morning.

In Aleppo, the fuel committee of the Governorate Council issued a decision to reduce the quantities of filling gasoline for private and public cars by 50% as of Tuesday, due to the decrease in the number of fuel requests received by the governorate.

The procedure is temporary until the necessary supplies arrive in the province. 

Filling limit has been scheduled at 20 liters every 7 days for private cars and 20 liters every 4 days for public cars (taxis).

The Fuel Committee in Damascus has also reduced the quantities of filling gasoline for private and public tourism cars by 50%, after a similar decision was taken in Tartous province.

The government has also doubled the public taxi wages, in a new step that burdens the citizens who suffer from a stifling economic crisis since the outbreak of the Syrian conflict ten years ago.