Financial Tribune - Despite the fact that the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company�s gasoline output has not changed (115 million liters per day), the new rationing scheme announced last week has created a black market and resulted in long lines at the pumps

The decision to sell gasoline at two rates is a breeding ground for corruption, head of the Iran Gas Station Owners Union�s board of trustees said.

�Although the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company�s output has not changed (115 million liters per day), the new rationing scheme introduced last week has created a black market and resulted in long lines at the pumps,� Valiollah Mahmoudi was quoted as saying by IRNA.

Based on the new decision private car owners, CNG hybrid taxis, non-hybrid cabs, CNG hybrid vans, non-hybrid vans and ambulances can buy 60, 250, 400, 90, 250 and 500 liters of subsidized gasoline every month, respectively.

Despite the fact that unused gasoline can be saved for 6 months, car owners who have excess fuel in their cards have started selling it either directly or with the help of middlemen and filling station attendants.