The minister also said that diesel sales in Russia decreased by about 30%. At the same time, demand for jet fuel decreased by about 50-60%.
He said that the cost of gasoline in the wholesale segment since the beginning of 2020 has decreased by 3%.
“Since the beginning of the year, prices for AI-92 gasoline have not risen, while prices at wholesale bases decreased by about 3%. Year-on-year price increases were only 1.7%, which is below inflation, ”TASS quoted him as saying.
Novak added that diesel prices since the beginning of the year have grown by 1.5%, while wholesale prices have fallen by 4%.
The Minister also informed that since the beginning of the year, prices for jet fuel have decreased by 40%.
From April 5 to 12, gas prices declined in Russia.