Iran seeks new $6.5 billion for fuel imports

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Tehran-The Iranian government plans to ask parliament for an additional $6.5 billion to cover gasoline and diesel purchases despite a pledge to cut imports of those products, local media reported October 6. "The oil ministry has finalized a supplementary bill of $6.5 billion for the current year to cover the budget shortfall to supply gasoline and diesel," the minister's deputy for planning, Ebrahim Radafzoun, was quoted as saying by the Sarmayeh newspaper.