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Chinese Government Raises Fuel Prices by 10% (That's Good!)

Those prices are in Yuans per liter, I think. Fuel Subsidies Punish Virtue The Chinese government has recently decided to raise fuel prices by about 10%, the third increase in the past few months, following a 6-7% increase on June 1st, and a 3-5%... ...full story at TreeHugger

from TreeHugger on Fri, Jul 03 2009

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09 May 09		Chinese ministry rules out sudden fuel price hike » People's Daily The government ruled out any immediate increase in fuel prices on Friday despite increasing market speculation about a possible hike, top pricing officials said. Officials at the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said the recent oil...
17 Apr 08		Angang to raise prices » People's Daily Angang Steel, one of the mainland's major steelmakers, expects to increase its product prices by more than 10 percent in the second quarter to offset the surge in raw material costs. Rising iron ore costs and fuel prices hurt Angang's pr ...
19 Dec 08		China unveils fuel tax hikes on more oil products » People's Daily China explained more on fuel consumption taxes hikes Friday after revealing a seven- to eight-fold increase on gasoline and diesel products a day earlier, part of a reform of fuel taxation and pricing approved along with slashing retail fuel prices. ...
11 Jun 08		Ushering In The Post-Hummer Era: Chinese Fuel Price Subsidies To Blame For High US Gasoline Prices » TreeHugger US politicians are probably going to pull China into the US election debate over gas prices. But, that will miss the real fulcrum of guilt as well as overlook the consequences of a hoped-for return to cheaper transportation fuels. Chinese government...
04 Nov 07		China raises prices of fuel amid nationwide shortage » Shanghaiist For the first time in 17 months, China will raise wholesale price cap of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, “to guarantee domestic supply of refined oil and promote energy conservation/为保证国内成品油供应，促进能源节约,” or so sa...

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