(EnergyAsia, January 29, Tuesday) — Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said his government will freeze soaring energy prices in the near term to check an 11-year-high inflationary rate caused by rising food and oil costs.Prices of fuel, oil products, natural gas and electricity along with water tariffs and public transportation fees would be frozen, he…
CHINA: Price controls imposed to check inflation
Posted on January 28, 2008 by EnergyAsia