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Government Spends Over $8m to Protect Citizens from Soaring Fuel Prices – Trade Minister
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Freetown – The government has channelled more than $8 million into petroleum subsidies over recent months to shield citizens from soaring global oil prices, Trade and Industry Minister Alpha Sesay has disclosed. Addressing the national policy hearing on the 2027 financial year budget, Sesay said the intervention was essential to stop sharp jumps in the [...]
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