... petroleum products. This includes, in particular, reducing excise taxes, which have significantly increased in recent years. In 2015, the excise tax on 5th-grade gasoline was 5,530 rubles per ton, but by 2025, it will reach 15,755 rubles. A two-fold reduction in excise taxes would lower the costs for oil companies," said Tereshkin. The expert reminded that the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Energy had planned to reduce excise taxes as part of a tax maneuver, when the increase in the Mineral Extraction Tax (MET) and the elimination ...

... Thirdly, relatively low oil prices in the first half of the year (WTI rates are now ~20% lower than last year) have reduced costs for refiners, allowing them to partially transfer this benefit onto end consumers. The decrease in American fuel prices ... ... material availability and exert downward pressure on global oil prices, thereby indirectly facilitating further gasoline price reductions. In other words, the current U.S. oil products market is favorable for consumers: supply exceeds demand, prices are ...

... the top 20 nations in the world for business conditions. To achieve this goal, the government, along with the expert community and entrepreneurs, is developing a "national model of targeted conditions" for business. This entails a radical reduction in costs for companies, cutting bureaucratic barriers, and creating a genuinely comfortable business environment. The president emphasized that the country needs a new level of the investment climate that would stimulate capital influx and technological ...

... employees, cut costs, and refocused the strategy on AI projects. Results soon followed: in Q1 2025, Meta’s revenue grew 16% year over year, reaching $42.3 billion, while net income soared by 34.6%. The operating margin recovered from 25% to 41% due to cost reductions and rising advertising sales. The advertising business (≈98% of revenues) is thriving again – both users and advertisers have returned. Meanwhile, the Reality Labs division remains loss-making ($4.2 billion loss for the quarter), but this ...

... "Yandex," "Polymetal," and other assets), while the rest of the market exhibited weakness. Data indicates a reduction in the number of deals and a contraction in activity: most market participants note the absence of new large-scale projects.... ... totaling up to 95% of the asset value, effectively blocking most transactions involving foreign capital. Secondly, high financing costs diminish project attractiveness: the Bank of Russia's key rate has been raised to 21%, making loans expensive. Thirdly, ...