world so up to now gasoline cost next to nothing but not any longer less a country lurchers ever closer to economic collapse it socialist government is desperately looking for sources of revenue. venezuela s gasoline is the cheapest in the world but that also lures people across the border to fill their tanks so last month president nicolas maduro said he d raise prices and give some venezuelans a fuel discount card instead he blamed foreigners for the move. it to norfolk timothy you know this new system aims to cut the hands off colombians good jews who steal our gasoline and steal billions of dollars of gasoline along the venezuela. maduro claims venezuela loses eighteen billion dollars a year to gasoline smuggling but analysts say the real problem is political favoritism and corruption venezuela s once proud all industry is only