Economist and independent expert Konstantin Tserazov told Gazeta that the increase in gasoline prices in Russia is due to a number of factors, including world oil prices, production and refining costs, as well as a number of economic factors. Ru about this.
According to him, the largest share in the fuel price consists of regularly increased taxes and excise duties, which causes gasoline prices to rise. In addition, the weakening of the ruble increases the difference between Russian and foreign prices.
“At the same time, production taxes depend on world oil prices and the ruble-dollar exchange rate. “Increasing the first indicator and decreasing the second increases the cost of gasoline production and also causes prices to rise,” Tserazov said.
To control prices, the government actively uses a dampening mechanism; It compensates producers to encourage them to supply fuel to the domestic market instead of exporting.
“However, from September 1, shock absorber payments for gasoline and diesel fuel have been halved, and the new payment amount may no longer cover the difference between domestic and export prices of gasoline,” Tserazov explained.
But later, due to the improvement of the situation in the domestic market, a number of measures were organized: in particular, the complete repair of the fuel damper from October 1 and the partial lifting of the ban on diesel exports. In addition, a protective tax was introduced for exporters who are not producers of petroleum products, which will come into force after the export ban is lifted, and the minimum standards for the sale of motor fuels on the stock exchange were increased to 15 percent for motor fuels. up to 12.5% for gasoline and diesel fuel.
Previously imposed restrictions interrupted the increase in motor fuel prices in the domestic market. Tserazov summarized that the current policy will probably continue to stabilize the situation, and after the restrictions are lifted, price dynamics may be largely determined by the dynamics of the ruble.
Since the end of July, stock prices for the main types of fuel have been announced. Established historical records. Currently, the cost of one ton of diesel fuel has exceeded 70 thousand rubles, the price of AI-95 gasoline has increased to 76 thousand rubles per ton. Fuel costs increased after foreign supply ban collapsed by almost 30%.
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Source: Gazeta
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