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Dawn Chorus: Will the fuel tax hikes actually happen?
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Briefly in the news in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Monday, March 9:
* Brace for US$100+ per barrel oil this week as the Iran war widens and lengthens.
* Iran hit oil fields and refineries in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait overnight after US and Israeli air strikes blew up Iran’s biggest refinery in Tehran.
* Petrol prices set to top NZ$3/litre in New Zealand this week, especially as oil prices keep rising and refining margins in Asia jump — thanks to China’s move to ban…
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