Venezuela loses $1.5 bln a year in gasoline subsidy

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state oil company  PDVSA loses around $1.5 billion a year through domestic  subsidies that make the South American OPEC member’s gasoline  the cheapest in the world, the energy minister said on Sunday.

At a cost of $0.03-0.04 per liter ($0.11-0.15 per gallon),  most Venezuelans can fill their tank for under a dollar. And  since deadly