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Khaouli objects to petrol taxes and their burden on low incomes

Maroun El Khaouli

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Source: L’Orient-Le Jour

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Original language: French

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A newspaper brief reports Khaouli’s objection to increasing petrol taxes while oil prices fell. He argued for more progressive taxation rather than burdening low-income commuters; the cited figures relate to his 2009 statement.

Original article title

Brèves — Protestation contre la taxe sur l’essence

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