Fuel Shortages Force Bulgaria to Ration Gas
Gasoline and heating oil will be rationed in Bulgaria beginning next month because of the Iraqi embargo and other fuel delivery cutbacks, according to a government decree cited Saturday.
Long lines formed at gas stations this summer as Soviet oil deliveries became erratic and the country lost crucial Iraqi imports following U.N. economic sanctions in the aftermath of Iraq’s Aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait.
Drivers of private taxis in the capital of Sofia staged short “warning strikes” Saturday after learning each vehicle would be limited to 8 1/2 gallons of gasoline a month beginning Oct. 15.
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