... will be no exception, while emphasizing that the "manual regulation" of the fuel market that has been in place since 2018 has its limits, necessitating systemic measures. Stankevich points out that the imposition of a complete export ban on gasoline once again illustrates the absence of market regulation in fuel retail. This measure resembles psychotherapy; the cooling of prices at the stock exchange will be situational and short-lived. There is no motivation to lower or halt the rise in fuel prices. The objective boils down to controlled ...

... prices are gradually decreasing without shortages. In Europe , the situation with motor fuel prices remains relatively stable. Following the upheavals of 2022-2023, when sanctions and logistics restructuring caused sharp price fluctuations, the European gasoline and diesel market has reached equilibrium in 2025. Current quotes for gasoline in the wholesale segment are close to early-year levels and significantly below last year’s peaks. This is supported by relatively cheap oil (around $70 compared to >$100 a year ...

... alternative exceeds the baseline level, payments to oil producers decrease, reducing incentives for exporting fuel). Mandatory Exchange Sales. Consideration is being given to increasing mandatory exchange sale quotas (from the current 15% of production for gasoline) to enhance market liquidity and saturate the market with supply. It is expected that in August, the growth of retail fuel prices will significantly slow down as oil companies strive to maintain prices, anticipating the quick lifting of the export ban. However, it ...

... oil producers from the budget are reduced, decreasing the incentive to export fuel abroad. Mandatory Exchange Sales. There are considerations to raise the mandatory fuel sales regulations on the exchange (from the current 15% of production volume for gasoline) to increase trading liquidity and saturate the market with supply. It is expected that in August, the growth of retail fuel prices will noticeably slow down, as oil companies will strive to keep prices stable, anticipating a soon-to-be lifted export ban. However, it seems that strict restrictions ...

... excise taxes to stabilize retail fuel prices, the Ministry of Finance responds that excise tax revenues are used to build new roads and maintain old ones, Gusev says. Sergey Tereshkin, CEO of the oil products and raw materials marketplace OPEN OIL MARKET, notes that excise taxes are an important source of income for regional budgets: 74.9% of the excise tax revenue on gasoline and diesel goes to Russian regions. In fact, the current indexing of prices is one of the ways to support regional budgets, which may face difficulties due to losses from corporate income tax. According to Rosstat data, the balance of profits ...