The government trying to recuperate from last month’s 4.7 percent inflation hike has been pressuring oil companies to cut prices, blaming the rising costs of fuel and transportation as one of the main reasons for the recent price hike, the news added.
Three of the country’s four refiners, including SK Innovation Co. have cut their prices despite international prices of crude still remain around record high.
(아주경제 송지영 기자)
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Park Sae-jin
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