The Russian government plans to introduce a temporary ban on the export of gasoline and diesel fuel for six months starting March 1, 2024. According to Russian media, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin approved the six-month ban on gasoline exports and decided to increase the sales norm for diesel on the exchange to 16%. RBC reports […]
The Russian government plans to introduce a temporary ban on the export of gasoline and diesel fuel for six months starting March 1, 2024.
According to Russian media, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin approved the six-month ban on gasoline exports and decided to increase the sales norm for diesel on the exchange to 16%.
RBC reports that the temporary export ban does not apply to agreed volumes of supplies to EAEU countries, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia.
The main reason for this decision, the Russian government explains, is that “the domestic market will soon enter a period of increased demand for fuel, which is associated with the spring fieldwork season, scheduled repairs at refineries, and summer vacations.”
Since 2013, Russian oil products account for more than 80 percent of fuel imports to Tajikistan, which are supplied based on intergovernmental agreements and on preferential terms.
At the same time, some Tajik suppliers of gasoline and diesel fuel, such as subsidiaries of the company “Faroz,” take advantage of these benefits, do not pay taxes and customs duties, and sell fuel intended for domestic consumption abroad, including to Afghanistan.
Residents are concerned that the ban on the export of Russian gasoline will lead to a fuel shortage in the domestic market of our country.