Coping with cheap oil: Gulf countries cut spending as oil revenue drops
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Saudi Arabia has unveiled an ambitious plan that begins to wean the country off oil money, this through new taxes and selling a small stake in the state-owned oil firm Aramco. The price of oil is still less than half of what it was 18 months ago - and difficult decisions are being made in many Gulf countries that are facing budget shortfalls.
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