.... The excise on gasoline of grade 5 in 2025 will rise by 14% (from 15,048 to 17,088 rubles per ton). The expert also emphasizes that the Saint Petersburg International Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange (SPIMEX) accounts for no more than 15% of wholesale fuel sales. By controlling price growth here, oil companies ensure the payment of subsidies from the budget through the price damping mechanism (for wholesale fuel supplies to the domestic market at low prices), but incur no significant costs because 85% of ...

... each other. In other words, it functions as a kind of electronic market. Do not confuse such a platform with familiar online marketplaces like Wildberries, Ozon, or Yandex.Market, where sellers offer products directly to end consumers. It is focused on wholesale sales between legal entities. On such a platform, one supplier can offer products to multiple clients, while buyers can easily find the necessary supplier from a large list. Unlike a standard online store, these platforms showcase the products of hundreds ...

... supervisory board of the "Reliable Partner" association, to RBC. "Therefore, the fact that prices are not rising further can already be called a victory. Accordingly, when September and October come, we will see a fairly active reduction in wholesale prices, as consumption will drop. And most importantly, gas stations will not increase their losses from retail fuel sales," the expert believes. AI-95 gasoline is not accounted for in the calculations of the damping mechanism, which makes it difficult for the government to "manage" the rise in exchange prices for this type of fuel, notes Sergey Tereshkin,...

... difference between the indicative price set by the government and the export price of fuel. The subsidy is paid to oil companies for wholesale fuel deliveries to the domestic market, with a deviation from the indicative price of no more than 10% for gasoline ... ... grade. Energy expert Kirill Rodionov noted that oil companies are looking for loopholes to increase their production and sales margins without the risk of losing subsidies or facing export bans. These loopholes exist in the retail fuel market and ...

... as well). This moratorium is effective at least until the end of August 2025 and aims to redirect additional volumes of fuel to the domestic market. It is expected that due to the inability to send gasoline abroad, oil companies will increase their sales in the domestic market, which should stabilize the situation at gas stations. In the days following the ban, wholesale prices slightly decreased on the expectations; however, within a few days, exchange prices rose again. If no significant price decreases occur, the authorities may extend export restrictions beyond August. Monitoring Exchange Fuel Sales. Regulators ...