The key facts
- 125 agreements to hold down fuel prices have been signed in 44 Russian regions — data from FAS head Maxim Shaskolsky
- On October 10, 93 agreements in 35 regions were reported; over ten days 9 regions and 32 documents were added
- The FAS opened 67 cases on the fuel market and issued 99 warnings; the gasoline export ban is in effect until the end of January 2027
125 agreements in 44 regions
Agreements to hold down prices of gasoline and other fuel have already been concluded in 44 Russian regions: regional authorities and independent gas stations have signed a total of 125 documents. Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service Maxim Shaskolsky told journalists about this at the FAS All-Russian Tariff Conference in Sochi. “We have 125 agreements concluded in 44 regions. This work continues,” Life.ru quotes him as saying.
Dynamics over ten days
The number of agreements has grown noticeably over the past ten days. According to Life.ru, on October 10, 93 agreements in 35 regions were reported. Since then, nine more regions have joined the mechanism, and the number of signed documents has increased by 32.
Goals and continuation of work
The agreements are aimed at stabilizing fuel prices at independent gas stations. The FAS intends to continue helping regional authorities and gas station operators conclude such agreements.
Context of measures on the fuel market
Earlier, Life.ru reported that the antimonopoly service opened 67 cases over violations on the fuel market and issued 99 warnings to industry participants. The government ordered increasing fuel supplies to the regions, and the ban on gasoline exports in Russia is in effect until the end of January 2027. In addition, in early October, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak was presented with additional price regulation measures for the Orenburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk and Tyumen regions, as well as Udmurtia; the authorities paid separate attention to regions where problems with gas station supplies persisted. Life.ru also wrote, citing Novak, about a gasoline shortage in Russia at the level of 5%.
