A post circulating widely on social media this week claims the government quietly scrapped a fuel subsidy program without public announcement. UDA News examined the public record to verify this claim.
What We Found
Public pricing formula documents published by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority show that the stabilization mechanism referenced in the viral post was already being phased down under a schedule announced in earlier public communications, not scrapped suddenly or secretly.
- EPRA's published pricing formula documents show a gradual, previously announced adjustment schedule
- Government communications from earlier in the year referenced the phase-down timeline
- Current pump price components remain publicly published monthly by EPRA
Our Verdict
The claim that the change was 'secret' is misleading — the adjustment schedule was previously communicated, even if it did not receive the same level of attention as the viral post.
