尼日利亚推出了一项新的燃油折扣政策，重新引发了关于三年前终止长期补贴计划是否明智的激烈辩论。
Nigeria introduced a new discount on fuel, reigniting fierce debate over the wisdom of terminating a long-running subsidy program three years ago.
此举正值一月总统大选前夕，高昂的能源价格是此次竞选的关键议题之一。
The move comes ahead of January’s presidential election, with high energy prices among the key campaign issues.
财政部长泰沃·奥耶德勒宣布对政府所属加油站销售的汽油实行30天折扣，并坚称这并非补贴。
Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele announced a 30-day discount on petrol sold at government-owned pump stations, insisting that it was not a subsidy.
然而，这种说法遭到了分析人士的广泛驳斥，也为总统博拉·蒂努布的主要竞争对手提供了批评的口实。
But that framing, which was widely rejected by analysts, has opened a window of criticism for President Bola Tinubu’s top challengers.
蒂努布在国际货币基金组织及其他经济学家多年建议下取消了补贴，这些专家认为该计划在2022年耗资100亿美元，超过了卫生和教育预算的总和，且存在浪费和腐败问题。
Tinubu ended the subsidy following years of recommendations by the IMF and other economists that the program, whose $10 billion cost in 2022 exceeded the combined budgets for health and education, was wasteful and corrupt.
但补贴的取消导致燃油价格大幅上涨，而伊朗战争导致的能源供应减少进一步加剧了这一压力。
But its removal raised fuel prices sharply, pressure that was exacerbated by the Iran war curtailing energy supplies. — Alexander Onukwue
