Mahlab Mulls Fuel Smart Card System Application

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Saturday, 5/9/2015 chaired a meeting to follow up ongoing preparations for applying the fuel smart card system.

The ministers of planning, supply, finance, interior and agriculture along with other officials concerned took part in the meeting.

During the meeting, Mahlab confirmed the government’s keenness to tighten control on subsidized gas and other petroleum products.

He stressed that the new system would not increase prices or reduces quantities. Mahlab said the smart cards will contribute to eliminating corruption that makes benefit from smuggling subsidized petroleum products.

Source: State Information Service