The Ministry of Industry & Commerce announced last week that jet fuel would be sold in dollars in the Dominican Republic. The money would then be made available to the Dominican Refinery of Petroleum for the purchase of aviation fuel. Resolution No. 3, dated 22 January, seeks to solve the recent aviation turbine fuel supply problems. The ministry also announced it would collect taxes on gasoline sales in US dollars. The resolution establishes a maximum price for sales by the distributors of the product – Shell, Texaco and Esso – indicating an effort to avoid significant distortions in price due to fluctuations in the exchange rate.