DOHA: A draft law making petroleum products’ smuggling a punishable offence is with the Advisory Council for review.
The council’s Legal and Legislative Committee is studying the draft law and making an extensive report for the council for discussion.
After the debate, the council is expected to give recommendations on the draft addressed to the Cabinet.
Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported yesterday that the panel discussed the draft law yesterday.
Despite the fact that the prices of petroleum products, including diesel produced locally, have been revised upwards twice in the past few years, the fuel, especially diesel, remains highly subsidised by the state.
Diesel is sold to motorists and local companies (mostly for use to fire generators and in factories) at QR1.5 a litre.
As smuggling of the fuel by some shady elements remains a problem, the government set up a committee in June 2014 to study the problem and suggest ways to combat it.
Early last February, the committee gave recommendations to fight diesel smuggling.
One of them was to enact a law making the smuggling of fuels illegal and punishable by law.
A draft law was prepared and after the Cabinet gave its preliminary approval, it was sent to the council for review, as is the established norm.
With its recommendations, the draft will be sent back by the council to the Cabinet as per procedures.The Peninsula
DOHA: A draft law making petroleum products’ smuggling a punishable offence is with the Advisory Council for review.
The council’s Legal and Legislative Committee is studying the draft law and making an extensive report for the council for discussion.
After the debate, the council is expected to give recommendations on the draft addressed to the Cabinet.
Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported yesterday that the panel discussed the draft law yesterday.
Despite the fact that the prices of petroleum products, including diesel produced locally, have been revised upwards twice in the past few years, the fuel, especially diesel, remains highly subsidised by the state.
Diesel is sold to motorists and local companies (mostly for use to fire generators and in factories) at QR1.5 a litre.
As smuggling of the fuel by some shady elements remains a problem, the government set up a committee in June 2014 to study the problem and suggest ways to combat it.
Early last February, the committee gave recommendations to fight diesel smuggling.
One of them was to enact a law making the smuggling of fuels illegal and punishable by law.
A draft law was prepared and after the Cabinet gave its preliminary approval, it was sent to the council for review, as is the established norm.
With its recommendations, the draft will be sent back by the council to the Cabinet as per procedures.The Peninsula
