In a statement to “Sada” economic newspaper, the oil expert Abdul Salam Bin Ashour confirmed that reducing the salaries of the deputies, the Presidential Council as well as the government, in addition to curtailing the embassies to a minimum, and lifting subsidies on fuels -at least partly- are the first solutions that should be taken in order to face the results of shutting oil ports.
Ben Ashour added that increasing foreign-exchange fees or even thinking about it is a mistake as it increases citizens’ suffering and basic commodity prices.