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Finance Minister Ali Mahmud al-Rasul speaks to the press on June 25, 2012, in the capital Khartoum, where he stated that there will be no turning back on Sudan’s policy of phasing out fuel subsidies, despite public outrage over high prices in the bankrupt nation. Anti-regime demonstrations have widened since President Omar al-Bashir on June 18 announced austerity measures including tax hikes and an end to cheap fuel.
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