據(jù)Trend News Agency 7月11日消息：Trend援引海灣商業(yè)報道稱，沙特阿拉伯政府為國內(nèi)汽油價格設(shè)定了上限，并表示該國將承擔(dān)任何額外費(fèi)用，從而軟化了能源補(bǔ)貼削減計(jì)劃。

　　沙特官方新聞機(jī)構(gòu)發(fā)表聲明稱，截至周六，當(dāng)?shù)仄蛢r格的上限將定為6月份的水平，即每升91辛烷值2.18南非蘭特。一個負(fù)責(zé)修改能源價格的國家委員會在聲明中表示，做出這一決定是為了“減輕公民和居民的生活成本負(fù)擔(dān)”，并“支持當(dāng)?shù)亟?jīng)濟(jì)活動”。

　　這一變化將削弱王儲穆罕默德·本·薩勒曼 (Mohammed bin Salman) 推行的補(bǔ)貼改革的影響，并回應(yīng)沙特人對其經(jīng)濟(jì)多元化計(jì)劃下生活成本上升的抱怨。全球最大石油出口國5月份的通貨膨脹率為5.7%——這是可獲得的最新數(shù)據(jù)——受食品和汽車價格上漲以及去年增值稅提高三倍的舉措推動。

　　自2015年以來，不斷上漲的汽油和電價引起了特別的憤怒，當(dāng)時推出了補(bǔ)貼改革，以促進(jìn)更高效的消費(fèi)，并幫助填補(bǔ)因油價暴跌而導(dǎo)致的預(yù)算赤字。

　　上周，由于歐佩克+的分歧阻止了原油供應(yīng)的增加，紐約原油價格短暫躍升至六年多以來的最高水平。原油價格飆升，再加上其他大宗商品的上漲，讓各國央行再次擔(dān)心通脹。

　　該委員會表示，沙特阿拉伯當(dāng)?shù)氐钠统杀救詫⒏鶕?jù)全球能源價格每月發(fā)生變化，但現(xiàn)在政府將承擔(dān)超過6月份價格的任何上漲的差額。

　　祝精燕 摘譯自 Trend News Agency

　　原文如下：

　　Saudi sets upper limit for gasoline prices as oil prices climb

　　Saudi Arabia’s government set an upper limit for domestic gasoline prices and said the state would bear any extra costs, softening an energy subsidy cut programme, Trend reports citing Gulf Business.

　　The ceiling for local gasoline prices will be set at June’s levels, or SAR2.18 per litre of 91 octane, as of Saturday, according to a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency. The decision was made to “decrease the burden of living costs on citizens and residents” and “support local economic activity,” a state committee for amending energy prices said in the statement.

　　The change will blunt the impact of subsidy reforms introduced by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and is a nod to complaints from Saudis about the rising cost of living under his economic diversification programme. Inflation in the world’s largest oil exporter stood at 5.7 per cent in May — the latest figure available — driven by higher food and vehicle prices as well as a move to triple the value-added tax last year.

　　Rising gasoline and electricity prices have drawn particular ire since 2015, when the subsidy reform was introduced to promote more efficient consumption and help plug a budget deficit brought on by plunging oil prices.

　　Last week, crude prices jumped briefly to the highest in more than six years in New York after discord at the OPEC+ stopped a supply increase. Crude’s surge, combined with a rally in other commodities, has central banks fretting about inflation again.

　　Saudi Arabia’s local cost of gasoline will still change monthly in response to global energy prices, but now the government will cover the difference of any increase that would have exceeded June prices, the committee said.

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