Cost of a liter remains 21% higher than before US and Israel attacked Iran
People queue to buy fuel in Hanoi. Gasoline prices in Vietnam fell 19% on March 27 after the government removed several taxes from the retail price. © Reuters
MAI NGUYEN and YUJI NITTA
HANOI — Gasoline prices in Vietnam dropped 19% on Friday after the government removed environmental protection tax, value-added tax and special consumption tax on gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel in a bid to help tame soaring energy prices as the Middle East crisis shows little sign of ending.