NewsWhore
09-29-2008, 03:20 PM
Anyone not benefiting from the Solidaridad welfare card program that was distributed to the poorest families in the DR will now have to pay full price for propane gas, the most commonly used cooking fuel in the DR. With the start of the "Bonogas" program that will grant a RD$228 monthly subsidy on propane purchases, came the removal of the subsidy for all other users. A report in Listin Diario highlights, nevertheless, the slow start to the Bonogas program. A 100lb tank of propane gas now costs RD$1,950, up from RD$1,730 prior to the elimination of the subsidy. The price of propane fluctuates and at present is at RD$77.93 a gallon. The RD$228 subsidy is enough to purchase almost three gallons of propane this week. The government has targeted 800,000 beneficiaries to receive the welfare subsidy.
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