MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Monday that he was confident that gasoline shortages which have caused an increase in the pump price at filling stations will soon be overcome.
Prices for gasoline, which are tightly monitored by the authorities, are up 10.2% since the start of the year, partly due to a spate of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries.
“The most important thing is that gasoline is available at gas stations. Yes, prices have risen, but our task is to ensure the supply of petroleum products to the regions so that their economies and social sectors do not suffer,” Siluanov said.
“Regarding the specific issue of fuel prices in certain regions, it is clear that there are currently some supply constraints, which, I am confident, will be overcome in the near future,” he said.
(Reporting by Darya Korsunskaya; Writing by Gleb Bryanski; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
