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The Mia Mottley administration has responded to calls for an ease in petroleum prices at the pumps.<\/p>

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During her 2022 budget speech, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced that effective midnight Wednesday March 16, Barbadians will pay $3.99 per litre for gas, a reduction of 14 cents.<\/p>\n

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The price of diesel will also move from $3.46 to $3.32, also a decline of 14 cents.<\/p>

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The savings have resulted from a cap on the amount of Value Added Tax (VAT) consumers pay at the pump.<\/p>

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The measure will cost Government some $25 million in revenue.<\/p>\n

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