To stabilize fuel prices need to either release the retail price, or introduce stricter regulation in the wholesale segment, leads RIA Novosti opinion of the president of the Independent Union of fuel Pavel Bazhenov.
Bazhenov criticized the Russian government's decision to curb the rise in prices for gasoline and diesel fuel - such measures may lead to the closure of independent filling stations. And without the fuel to provide the country would be impossible.
According to him, if independent networks will be closed, the cost of one liter of gasoline could rise to 100 rubles per liter. This is the most gloomy forecast. In the regions of small networks, numbering up to three gas stations, have not kept, and they hardly will be able to recover.
Without independent gas station infrastructure, vertically integrated oil companies (INEC) with the task of providing fuel the country can not cope: Today the share of independent gas stations in the market is about 60% (15 thousand. independent vs. 10 thousand. gas station oil companies).
The expert stressed, that the proposed increase in the export duty should be imposed only under clearly defined conditions, and do not manually.
Independent Union stands for "the abolition of the excise tax as a harmful" or its radical reduction. such a move, According to Bazhenov, "Will give an extra margin of safety for the market". Better prices deter further reduction of excise duties, rather than an increase in fees, he added.
Recall, in May - beginning of June in Russia rose sharply on fuel prices. The government has agreed with the main suppliers of oil products, that they are at the time of decision-making support for the industry at the level of the price freeze 30 May. The Ministry of Finance has recently proposed the government give the right to increase the size of the export duties on fuel to 90% of the oil duty. In particular, such measures are proposed to apply to companies, breach of the obligation to fix prices.
