http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Oil_and_Gas/10091819.html

Published: 24/12/2006 12:00 AM  (UAE)
Saudi king orders petrol price hike cancelled

Reuters


Riyadh: Saudi Arabia yesterday cancelled a planned 25 per cent increase 
in regular petrol prices on King Abdullah's orders, the state news 
agency SPA reported.

"This order is the latest of [King Abdullah's] initiatives which aim to 
contribute to the welfare of the Saudi people," Oil Minister Ali Al 
Naimi said.

In April, the king also issued a decree slashing petrol and diesel 
prices by around 30 per cent. This was seen as aimed at softening the 
blow of a stock market crash and pushing economic growth in the 
oil-dependent country.

Large numbers of small Saudi investors have been hit by the crash that 
wiped about 40 per cent off the value of the largest bourse in the Arab 
world.

The agency said the price of 95-octane gasoline would remain at 0.60 
riyal ($0.16) per litre, and would not be raised to 0.75 riyal.

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