Syria Reduces Fuel Subsidies as Economic Crisis Deepens

Syria Reduces Fuel Subsidies as Economic Crisis Deepens

Subsidized fuel is distributed through a smart card system, whereby smaller cars receive up to 100 liters (26 gallons) of fuel a month at 250 Syrian pounds a liter (36 cents per 0.25 gallons.). Non-subsidized fuel goes for nearly double the price at 450 Syrian pounds a liter (64 cents per 0.25 gallons.). The smart card distribution and limit on subsidized fuel were introduced last year amid an increasing fuel shortage..