In the Kremlin commented on the situation with gasoline prices

30 October 2018

Dmitry Peskov has told about the vision of the situation

the Situation in the fuel market is tense to the limit: prices have already started to grow, the government is supposedly making every effort to freeze prices, but oil companies claim that they are already working at a loss. What do you think about this in the Kremlin? As he said RBC press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin carefully monitor the situation with gasoline prices.

In General, the review Peskov quite typical of any situation occurring in Russia or abroad. Unfortunately, to get specifics extremely difficult, so this time he used only standard phrases.

Also, the press Secretary of the President said that this issue is dealt with by the government. It supposedly takes a "very active and energetic measures".

meanwhile, oil companies have informed the government about the need to raise retail fuel prices by 4-5 cents per liter. Such figures voiced at the meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak. While information is confidential, RBC refers to an anonymous attendee of the meeting.

October 29, Dmitry Kozak said that companies should be altruistic and to subsidise supplies to the domestic market at the expense of income from exports.

If companies do raise prices, the government can raise export duties on oil and oil prices that will hurt their income. However, before this can not be reached: Kozak said that the oil companies have already agreed to sell oil products to independent gas stations at prices for its subsidiaries. This solution will help to calm the market for some time.