Thus, in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the specialist recalled that the next tax period started on Tuesday, June 15th.
Its peak will fall on June 25 - the time of payment of mineral extraction tax, VAT and excise taxes.
“During such periods, the ruble, as a rule, strengthens if there are no more significant factors for its weakening,” he explained.
Pichugin also drew attention to the steady growth in oil prices, and to the expectations of an increase in demand for it.
“In this situation, the ruble has every chance to continue strengthening in the medium term.
If the level of 71 rubles against the dollar and 87 rubles against the euro are passed down, then there is every chance to see the dollar at 68 rubles, and the euro at 85 rubles by the end of the summer, ”the expert added.
Earlier, the head of the analytical department of AMarkets Artyom Deev, in an interview with Life.ru, assessed the impact of the meeting of the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, on the ruble exchange rate.