“I think that at most gas stations there are no such problems, because they belong to vertically integrated companies,” Novak quoted RIA Novosti as saying.

At the same time, he noted that "at many private gas stations, such problems have indeed been identified."

“There is a lot of work going on, a special commission has been created at the government level that deals with these issues, carries out inspections, imposes fines. Now the situation is much better than it was before, however, this work continues, ”said Novak.

Earlier, Rosstandart said that 6 million tons of surrogate per year are sold at Russian gas stations.