Elementary school children were happy today. It was the last day of the school term and they received their certificates of completion because an 11th hour settlement between the teachers’ union and the Education Ministry averted a teachers’ strike that had been called for today.
But the mood of motorists and cigarette smokers was less than joyous. The owners of garages and service stations shut down their facilities for three days to back up demands to increase charges for vehicle repairs.
Dubek, which monopolizes the domestic cigarette market, continued its lockout begun last week because it claims it is losing money on the government-controlled price for tobacco products.
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