The Treasury has signalled a revival of the stalled subsidy scheme for affordable cooking gas, with the inclusion in the draft budget of a plan to distribute 300,000 six-kilogramme LPG cylinders to low-income households in the next three years.
The cooking gas subsidy scheme initiated by the Energy ministry during the 2016/2017 financial year was aimed at cutting reliance on environment-unfriendly kerosene and charcoal, which are the main source of fuel for most rural and urban poor households.
