At Last, Wise Move: Fuel sales ban lifted

In a move that will please a lot of people, the government announced yesterday that it is lifting the limitations on the sale of gasoline, diesel and propane. The Presidential Administrative Minister, Luis Manuel Bonetti announced that Resolution 95, which had severely limited the sale of fuel, especially on weekends. Beginning tomorrow, 1 December, the sale of fuels will resume without any limitations. The minister noted that now "the Christmas holidays will not suffer any inconveniences." This year, both Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve fall on a Saturday. The minister said that the measure lifting the restrictions on the hours of fuel sales would be for December only, and that the government would be reviewing the situation in January. He said that the government's plan to reduce consumption has worked and that because of the success, the population "deserves the holiday season without any restrictions."