Bolivia president removes fuel subsidies

FILE PHOTO: Vehicles wait in line to refuel as Bolivia experiences fuel shortages and lack of U.S. dollars, in El Alto, Bolivia June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Morales/ File Photo

LA PAZ, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz, who took office last month, on Wednesday said his government would remove long-standing fuel subsidies in a bid to shore up public accounts.

"This does not mean abandonment (by the government), it means order, justice; redistribution that's real, clear and transparent," he said in a nationwide address.