gas subsidies Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sat, 25 Jul 2015 12:44:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Gas Subsidies Gone for UAE https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gas-subsidies-uae/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gas-subsidies-uae/#respond Sat, 25 Jul 2015 12:44:52 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=55949 Gasoline is only $1.78 a gallon on average in the United Arab Emirates, but soon prices will more closely match global price averages. Oil prices are currently low, to the extent that it is hurting the country’s economy and the Energy Ministry decided to end gas subsidies. The decision was made despite the fact that […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gas-subsidies-uae/feed/ 0 55949 Oil and Gas Giants Receive Unneeded Subsidies, Avoid Paying Taxes https://www.greenoptimistic.com/oil-gas-giants-receive-unneeded-subsidies-avoid-paying-taxes-20140303/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/oil-gas-giants-receive-unneeded-subsidies-avoid-paying-taxes-20140303/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2014 19:38:53 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=46266 Shocking report by the nonpartisan research and advocacy group Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ), reveals that for the past 5 years major oil and gas companies received more subsidies from the government than they paid as a corporate income tax on their huge income. By presenting the results of their analysis of 500 major enterprises, […]

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