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  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/petrol-discount-fiscal-cost-estimate",
  "slug": "petrol-discount-fiscal-cost-estimate",
  "category": "oil-gas",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-19",
  "sourceName": "Punch Newspapers",
  "sourceUrl": "https://punchng.com/govts-petrol-discount-may-cost-0-4-of-gdp/",
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  "tags": [
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  "content": {
    "title": "BMI estimates petrol discount could cost Nigeria up to 0.4% of GDP",
    "summary": "The Fitch Solutions research arm estimated the relief could cost 0.2–0.4% of GDP, or about ₦883 billion–₦1.77 trillion using 2025 GDP; the naira amounts were the newspaper’s calculation.",
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        "heading": "BMI estimates petrol discount could cost Nigeria up to 0.4% of GDP",
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          "The Fitch Solutions research arm estimated the relief could cost 0.2–0.4% of GDP, or about ₦883 billion–₦1.77 trillion using 2025 GDP; the naira amounts were the newspaper’s calculation."
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