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Originally Posted by George Holmes
It seems that propane subsidies are going to end soon, and the reasons the government are doing it are largely "urban" reasons, such as the high numbers of cars running on LPG. There are compelling "rural" reasons for continuing the subsidy.
Since the subsidy was introduced, there has been a great decline in the use of wood or charcoal as a fuel, which has an impact on deforestation. The evidence suggests that this subsidy has had a far greater effect on how much forest campesinos have been cutting down or damaging than the various forestry laws (excluding the complex topic of the probably greater impact of rich people on forests of the DR). In fact, although data is unreliable and somewhat scarce, the most recent satellite analyses indicates that forest cover has increased in the last decade in the DR.
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There is no reason to subsidy propane for every body. Some billionaires properties use propane an can afford it. It would be better to hemp only those who need it really.