Gas stations have not yet been affected by the change in the cost of fuel, but still ahead.
In recent days, its value has been falling due to political decisions.
– When Scholz came out (German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. – Prim. row.) along with other politicians and began to reassure everyone that we are not going to impose a trade embargo on energy carriers in the near future, this calmed the market,” explained the leading expert of the National Energy Security Fund. — It is possible that prices will stabilize, especially if traders still work with Russian oil. The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies predicts a drop in Russian production by a third in April. But I think this is an exaggeration, you have to look at the behavior of traders. If there is a decline in production, because of this, prices may begin to rise once more.
The budget of Russia is formed from oil and gas revenues by more than 30%.
“People live in a country that depends on how the economy functions, the oil industry affects the flow of money into the country, the solvency of people,” Stanislav Mitrakhovich emphasized. — When companies export oil and earn money, it’s not only the money of the oil companies, it goes to the budget and the economy as a whole, so this is important.