Govt to cap gasoline prices, risking supply to deficit regions
This could make supplies to deficit regions unprofitable. The government is preparing measures to control the fuel market, including setting indicative prices and strengthening oversight of fuel costs, reports Kommersant.
Consensus
- The government is working on a system to control gasoline prices in regions.
- One measure under consideration is setting indicative prices for fuel in specific regions.
- The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), the Ministry of Energy (Minenergo), and oil refining companies are involved in setting price limits.
- The government recommends increasing sales of Euro-2, Euro-3, and Euro-4 fuel on the St. Petersburg Exchange.
- Imported fuel will be taken into account in the price control system.
- The pilot project will focus on Tuva.
- The measures are being introduced in response to a fuel crisis caused by attacks by Ukrainian forces on oil refineries.
- In August, prices for AI-92 and AI-95 rose by 0.9% over one week.
- Since the start of the year, gasoline and diesel prices have increased by 19.4% and 18.4%, respectively.
Points of divergence
- The government is preparing measures for fuel market control, including setting indicative prices and strengthening oversight of fuel costs. — tg_svobodnieslova
- The government recommends increasing fuel sales on the St. Petersburg Exchange and paying special attention to imported fuel. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The government recommends increasing fuel sales on the St. Petrograd Exchange and taking into account imported fuel. — tg_sibrealii
- The government recommends increasing fuel sales on the St Petersburg Exchange and taking into account imported fuel. — tg_severrealii
Coverage (4 sources)
- Government plans to limit fuel prices. This could make supplies to deficit regions unprofitable — Вёрстка
- Government will limit fuel prices in regions. This could make deliveries to deficit regions unprofitable — Радио Свобода
- Government will limit fuel prices in regions. This could make deliveries to deficit regions unprofitable — Сибирь.Реалии
- Government will limit fuel prices in regions. This could make deliveries to deficit regions unprofitable — Север.Реалии