Brazil offers DC drivers Gasoline Discount to showcase Ethanol Tariff

May 22, 2010 by Leave a comment



The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) will offer Washington, DC-area Washington-area drivers a discount of $0.54 per gallon off the price of gasoline at two Capitol Hill stations, “to draw attention to a hidden tax on American drivers and help make summer vacation a little more affordable”.

The hidden tax is the $0.54 tariff on the importation of ethanol into the US (which excludes nations in the Caribbean Basin Initiative).

In honor of Memorial Day, UNICA will double the discount for military personnel who can show a military ID.

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About Elias Shams
I have been a serial entrepreneur in telecom and social media space for past 12 years or so. I hold a M.S. degree in Telecommunication Engineering from the George Washington University and a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland. I’ve lived and worked in many countries and cities including London England, Tehran Iran, Bonn Germany, Paris France, Alicante Spain, Delhi India, and my favorite of all Washington, DC of great US of A. Two of the greatest Washington, DC based companies I worked for and very proud of are Yurie Systems which was sold to Lucent in 1998 for $1.23 B and telezoo.com that I founded in 1999. I am currently the founder and awesomizer @ awesomize.me

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