The Paper Journalist Zhong Yuhao
Regarding the “Proposal on the Unification of Oil Prices in the Region” put forward by members of the CPPCC of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the Development and Reform Commission of the Autonomous Region has publicly responded to the issue recently.
According to the Development and Reform Commission of the Autonomous Region, the high oil prices in the Ali area are mainly due to the fact that railways and pipelines have not yet been radiated, and completely rely on road distribution. The freight for one ton of oil in the Ali area is 1,307 yuan, and the transportation costs are high, resulting in high operating costs.
Regarding the proposed “subsidies for oil prices in remote areas through government oil transportation cost differential subsidies”, the Autonomous Region Development and Reform Commission stated that since autonomous regions and cities (prefectures) have very limited financial resources at all levels, if fiscal differential subsidies are implemented, the amount of subsidies will be huge. It is currently difficult to afford.
In addition, PetroChina has gas stations in all cities (regions). If the oil prices in the Ali and Qamdo price zones are lowered, and the oil prices in the Lhasa price zone are raised, the three price zones can complement each other, and the gas stations of PetroChina can basically achieve the same price in the whole region.
However, given that most of the private gas stations are individual industrial and commercial households, and their business scope is only within the jurisdiction of each city (region), if oil prices are complementary, the same price will be implemented in the entire region. Although it is beneficial to the development of private gas stations in the Lhasa Price Zone, it will be beneficial. The private gas stations in the Ali and Qamdo price zones have a direct impact, and may even have operational difficulties and problems that cannot be operated. This is inconsistent with the various policies that the state and autonomous regions have successively formulated to support the development of private enterprises. At the same time, it is related to our region. Social stability and long-term stability.
Regarding the suggestion that “oil companies distribute the oil transportation costs of the whole region equally to all cities and cities to unify oil prices”, the Development and Reform Commission of the Autonomous Region pointed out that the transportation market of the whole region was integrated from 2010 to 2013, and it was clearly managed by the CNPC professional transportation company to assign all regions Carrier fleets are contracted to China National Petroleum Transportation Company for unified responsibility. However, the Tibet transportation market has a long history. Based on the principle of respecting history, all regional carrier fleets are still operating independently.
For many years, various regions have been carried by different transportation fleets. If the freight rates in the whole region are unified, it will cause a total loss for Ali's long-distance and road-risk transportation fleets, which may lead to unmanned transportation in Ali. Affect the normal supply of refined oil in the region.
Public information shows that the Ngari area is located in western Tibet, southwest of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is about 700 kilometers long from east to west and 680 kilometers wide from north to south. It is connected to the Nagqu area to the east, Xigaze city to the southeast, Kashgar and Hotan areas in Xinjiang to the north, and the southwest Adjacent to the Kashmir region, India, Nepal and other countries, it covers an area of 345,000 square kilometers and has an average elevation of more than 4,500 meters. It is called "the roof of the world" and "the plateau on the plateau".
In its reply, the Development and Reform Commission of the Autonomous Region introduced that the market price of refined oil is calculated based on the price level and operating costs to establish a benchmark price and implement the government's pricing mechanism.
According to the “Petroleum Price Management Measures”, the highest retail price of gasoline and diesel is determined based on the crude oil price in the international market, taking into account the average domestic processing costs, taxes, reasonable circulation costs and appropriate profits, and adjusted every 10 working days .
The oil price changes in the autonomous region are adjusted according to the floating standards announced by the National Development and Reform Commission.
In the next step, we will continue to implement the policies and measures of the Party Central Committee, the State Council, the Party Committee of the Autonomous Region, and the government to stabilize market prices, and promote the effective development of market price regulation.
At the same time, strengthen the market dynamics and price monitoring of refined oil, closely track the operation of the refined oil price mechanism, actively coordinate and resolve the contradictions and problems in the operation of the mechanism, and further research and discuss with relevant departments to improve the refined oil price formation mechanism in our region.
In addition, do a good job of propaganda and interpretation, positively guide public opinion, respond to social concerns in a timely manner, win the understanding and support of the masses, and create a good public opinion atmosphere for improving the mechanism.