The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has prepared a draft order on measures to stop the increase in fuel prices. The newspaper writes about this “News” By referring to the relevant document.
According to the draft order, the initial maximum cost of gasoline and diesel sold under government orders is proposed to be calculated based on foreign exchange indicators and not at the discretion of suppliers. The measure could be implemented in the coming months, a source close to the FAS told Izvestia.
The contract price, as stated in the document, should not exceed the arithmetic average of the stock market and over-the-counter prices of the goods in the last three months before the month in which the contract was signed or an additional contract (specification) was agreed. This determines the final cost.
Dmitry Tortev, member of the expert council of the State Duma Energy Committee, believes that this measure is actually a precedent when the state begins to regulate fuel prices.
As FAS explains, the development of the procedure is ensured by the “road map” for the development of foreign exchange trading. The draft document defines the calculation for the initial maximum contract price, single supplier contract price and initial unit of goods.
Before this, RIA Novosti research showed that Russia It turned out to be It ranks 15th in the ranking of European countries in terms of gasoline availability for the population.
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak statedThanks to government measures, fuel prices in Russia remain stable. In his article for Energy Policy magazine, he emphasized that the increase in world oil prices last year caused fluctuations in the fuel market. Measures, including an export ban and export taxes, were implemented to stabilize the situation.
Previously on the Russian stock exchange has become more expensive all types of fuel.