The Russian government plans to monitor declines in prices of gasoline and diesel fuel at Russian gas stations, he said in an interview with the TV channel. Russia 1 Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, there is a time difference between purchasing fuel from the stock exchange and selling it at gas stations. “I am confident that we will see a decline in small wholesale prices in the near future,” Novak said.
The Ministry of Energy and the Federal Antimonopoly Service were instructed to maintain constant control over prices, especially at gas stations of independent networks. Previously, after the ban on fuel exports, foreign exchange prices dropped by 17-21 percent.
Government to stimulate domestic supply offeredo increasing the damping coefficient, limiting “gray” exports by increasing the customs duty from 20 thousand rubles per ton to 50 thousand rubles, and also introducing a ban on the export of fuel purchased within the country.
It was previously known which countries were will affect Russia’s restrictions on fuel exports.