MOSCOW, November 4. Gas stations in Russia will be able to sell premium fuel only if regular fuel is available, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on the sidelines of the International Exhibition and Forum «Russia» «.
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«I instructed that changes be prepared to the regulatory framework establishing requirements at gas stations to sell premium fuel only if standard fuel is available, so that people have a choice,» he said.
< br />Novak noted that he raised this issue at the meeting. According to him, when analyzing complaints about high fuel prices in one of the regions, it turned out that they were talking about premium diesel fuel. At the same time, the usual one, which should cost less, was simply not there, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.
At the end of October, Novak said that prices for diesel fuel at some gas stations in Russia are higher than the national average, because gas stations only sell branded fuel with the prefixes “ecto-” and “euro-.” Novak emphasized that the consumer must be given a choice.
The stock price of fuel in Russia remained at record levels for several months. The growth rate and retail prices significantly accelerated. The government introduced a ban on the export of gasoline and diesel fuel from September 21. Later, on October 6, it approved additional measures. Among them are a return to damper payments in full, the lifting of the ban on the export of diesel fuel through pipelines for those who supply at least 50 percent of products to the domestic market.
A protective export duty is also being introduced for non-fuel producers — 50 thousand rubles per ton. In addition, the government increased the standards for mandatory sales of AI-95 gasoline on the exchange to 15 percent, and diesel fuel to 12.5 percent. In turn, Novak at the end of October instructed the FAS and the Ministry of Energy to continue working with the regions to bring small wholesale and retail prices for gasoline and diesel fuel to a level no higher than inflation. Oil companies were also recommended to increase the production of winter diesel fuel for the domestic market “to indicative levels.”