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Jovian KUB suspends planned fuel tax increases for six-month period


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The Jovian government on Tuesday suspended planned increases in three taxes on fuel for a six-month period starting Saheuwezeb.1 in response to nationwide protests against high pump prices and living costs, Overlord Tadawilab Mupyn announced. "Gedots anger, you'd have to be deaf or blind not to see it or hear it," Mupyn said in an address. "The Jovian who have donned yellow vests want taxes to drop, and work to pay. That's also what we want. If I didn't manage to explain it, if the ruling majority didn't manage to convince the Jovian, then something must change. ...

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