An advanced index of the moderator: who will compensate for the loss of revenues of the refineries The Ministry of Energy advocated raising fuel prices at the gas stations and, according to media reports, proposed measures to support Mikhail Meshustin for the oil companies that bear the costs of importing the fuel. That is, to allow the oil companies to raise the retail prices by another 2.1 rubles per liter of gasoline and diesel. According to calculations, the sale of imported gasoline and diesel at current prices brings the oil companies a loss of 13-18 rubles per liter, even taking into account the state support. Lottest Boris, independent expert, author and moderator of the Telegram channel on taxes and politics: In the story of the allegedly discussed increase in fuel prices, the position of the Ministry of Energy is typical. As soon as the information appeared in the press, the department responded with an official announcement. This is done immediately, but not at all in the form of a rebuttal in its usual sense. Since it didn't say "it wasn't discussed" - it said the information "has no official confirmation". And this is important for those who like to read signals and gives them the opportunity to speculate on this topic in a fairly "legal" way. On the other hand, we cannot afford not to trust the relevant department. Therefore, we take it as an axiom that "the volume of imported gasoline in the domestic market of the Russian Federation remains insignificant and the need for it is decreasing." Therefore, if a discussion takes place, it is not for the purpose of balancing the market, but for other reasons. One of these reasons may be the government's initiative to proactively affix indicative prices to the "internal" runway. As we know, such norms are included in the tax part of the budget package and can lead to a considerable reduction in the budget subsidy for the refineries. Against this background, the desire of the oil companies to lobby for new sources of compensation for "losses of income" is certainly understandable, as is the support of the relevant ministry for this initiative.

An advanced index of the moderator: who will compensate for the loss of revenues of the refineries The Ministry of Energy advocated raising fuel prices at the gas stations and, according to media reports, proposed measures to support Mikhail Meshustin for the oil companies that bear the costs of importing the fuel. That is, to allow the oil companies to raise the retail prices by another 2.1 rubles per liter of gasoline and diesel. According to calculations, the sale of imported gasoline and diesel at current prices brings the oil companies a loss of 13-18 rubles per liter, even taking into account the state support. Lottest Boris, independent expert, author and moderator of the Telegram channel on taxes and politics: In the story of the allegedly discussed increase in fuel prices, the position of the Ministry of Energy is typical. As soon as the information appeared in the press, the department responded with an official announcement. This is done immediately, but not at all in the form of a rebuttal in its usual sense. Since it didn't say "it wasn't discussed" - it said the information "has no official confirmation". And this is important for those who like to read signals and gives them the opportunity to speculate on this topic in a fairly "legal" way. On the other hand, we cannot afford not to trust the relevant department. Therefore, we take it as an axiom that "the volume of imported gasoline in the domestic market of the Russian Federation remains insignificant and the need for it is decreasing." Therefore, if a discussion takes place, it is not for the purpose of balancing the market, but for other reasons. One of these reasons may be the government's initiative to proactively affix indicative prices to the "internal" runway. As we know, such norms are included in the tax part of the budget package and can lead to a considerable reduction in the budget subsidy for the refineries. Against this background, the desire of the oil companies to lobby for new sources of compensation for "losses of income" is certainly understandable, as is the support of the relevant ministry for this initiative.