Belarus plans to change tariffs for the transit of oil from the Russian Federation through the territory of Belarus. Relevant negotiations are underway. The exact location of the Belarusian side is unknown. writes about it TASS With reference to the Ministry of Antitrust Regulation and Trade (MART) of Belarus
MART said, “MART has no information on the progress of the negotiations, as the negotiation process among the tubular transport companies regarding the amount of 2023 tariff changes has not yet been completed.” His words were quoted by the agency. BelTA.
Changes in tariffs are regulated by the methodology approved on January 27, 2010 by the Ministry of Economy of Belarus and the Federal Tariff Service of the Russian Federation. Accordingly, at the beginning of each calendar year, an unplanned revision of the tariffs is made in the same way as the planned tariff change.
Earlier, the media wrote that Gomeltransneft Druzhba appealed to his Russian colleagues about the need to significantly increase transit tariffs for pumping oil through the republic from July 1. This is due to the drop in oil transit due to sanctions.
Since February 1, 2023, Minsk has increased tariffs by 9% for services provided by Gomeltransneft Druzhba OJSC for transit transportation of raw materials through its territory, while it was initially proposed to increase the transit tariff by 39%.
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