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Leticia PINEDA

Cuba Delays 500% Fuel Price Hike Over 'Cybersecurity' Incident

Drivers queue to fill their tanks at a petrol station in Havana, on January 31, 2024 (Credit: AFP)

Cuba's government on Wednesday delayed a planned 500 percent surge in the fuel price after a "cybersecurity incident," an economy ministry official said.

The communist island's cash-strapped government had announced the five-fold increase with effect from February 1, as part of a series of measures seeking to cut its budget deficit.

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