The Russian government intends to endure the duties on the import of gasoline and temporarily allow the use of a previously forbidden chemical supplementto stabilize the situation on the domestic fuel market – Kommiersant said on Wednesday.
Wholesale prices of gasoline in Russia have increased rapidly in recent months, mainly as a result of Ukrainian drones, which damaged the refineries and led to the suspension of the work of several large plants.
The proposed activities could direct at least 350,000 to the domestic market. tons of gasoline and 100,000 tons of diesel per month – according to the letter of Deputy Prime Minister Aleksander Nowak to Prime Minister Miszustin of September 24, which Kommersant managed to reach.
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Analysts cited by the newspaper assess that these steps can alleviate the pressure in the short term, but They will not solve the deeper structural problems of the Russian fuel sector.
Nowak's suggestions include The abolition of a 5 % import duty for state-controlled companies, such as Rosneft, to gas imported from China, South Korea and Singapore. In order for the transport to be profitable, the government plans to apply the so -called The “silencer” (subsidy) mechanism, which will reduce the costs of rewriting gasoline in Russia below the level of global prices. However, experts warn that High logistic costs can reduce the effectiveness of duty -free imports in the central part of the country.
Nowak also suggested a temporary abolition of the ban on the use of the chemical additive of monomethylamine (MMA), which increases the octane number of lower quality fuels.
Miszustin and Nowak's offices did not refer to reports of planned funds. The Ministry of Finance and Energy also did not respond to Kommersant's requests for a comment.
On Tuesday, the Russian government announced the extension of the ban on gas exports and the introduction of new restrictions on diesel supply until the end of 2025.
According to industry experts, however, these activities will not lead to a significant increase in fuel supply on the domestic market.
According to Kommersant's findings, Nowak suggested increasing fuel imports from Belarus with 45,000. tons in September to 300,000 tons per month. He also proposed limited admission of ethanol to the production of gasoline and adaptation of technical standards to enable fuel production with a higher content of aromatic hydrocarbons.
Regardless, on Tuesday, the Eurasian Economic Commission managed by Moscow announced Suspension of duties on fuel import throughout the region in the period from October 10, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
