Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez starts a program to sell heating oil in the Boston area to low-income families for 60 cents to 80 cents less than prevailing retail prices...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez starts a program to sell heating oil in the Boston area to low-income families for 60 cents to 80 cents less than prevailing retail prices. BY PETER WILSON Bloomberg News Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has begun a program of discounted heating fuel sales for low-income customers in Boston, following up on promises to help the poor throughout the Americas. The fuel will be sold for 60 cents to 80 cents less than prevailing retail prices, according to Felix Rodriguez, president of Citgo Petroleum Corp., the U.S. refining and marketing business owned by Venezuela's state oil company.
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