Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak said that Russia managed to maintain the increase in fuel prices in 2022. He said this in an interview TASS.
“With the FAS next year, we will closely monitor that price increases do not exceed inflation. To do this, we have a shock absorber, a unique tool that smoothes world price fluctuations,” said Novak.
He also noted that with 11.1% inflation, gasoline prices rose only 0.6%, while diesel prices rose 8.4%. He said Russia plans to prevent prices from rising above inflation next year.
Former Director of the Financial University Socio-Economic Research Institute under the Government of the Russian Federation, economist Alexei Zubets sureIt was stated that the fuel situation in Russia is stable and no significant price fluctuations are expected in the market. The economist suggested that the price of gasoline can only rise within the framework of inflation.
23 December Novak declaration In an interview with Russia 24 TV channel, he said that he expects a sharp rise in the prices of petroleum products in Europe after the embargo on Russian oil products came into effect.