Libya's eastern-based government agrees to proposal to end fuel subsidies


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  • Thursday, 26 Dec 2024

FILE PHOTO: A car stands while others line up to get fuel at a gas station in Misrata, Libya, August 29, 2024. REUTERS/Ayman Sahely

BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Libya's eastern-based government said in a statement on Wednesday that it had agreed on a proposal to end fuel subsidies and would prepare a mechanism to implement the agreement.

The administration headed by Osama Hamad, a rival to the internationally recognised government based in Tripoli, did not disclose further details about the proposal.

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