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Mexico fuel prices to begin gradual liberalization at end March

Published December 21, 2016 Updated December 21, 2016 07:36pm

MEXICO CITY: A staggered fuel price liberalization in Mexico will begin at the end of March, the head of the country's energy regulatory commission (CRE) said on Wednesday.

Guillermo Garcia, president of the commission, told a news conference market prices for gasoline and diesel will be rolled out gradually by regions, beginning with the northwestern states of Baja California and Sonora on March 30.

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