It is reported that the document proposes to study the possibility of amendments to the Tax Code on linking the mineral extraction tax (MET) from the volumes exported by Rosneft to spot prices in Europe.

According to the newspaper, at the end of August, the head of Rosneft Igor Sechin, against the background of a record rise in gas prices in Europe, asked the Russian leader to allow the company to export through an agency agreement with Gazprom.

The letter said that this would contribute to the lifting of restrictions on the part of the EU antitrust legislation regarding the permissible loading of the Nord Stream 1, Nord Stream 2 and Opal gas pipelines.

On September 15, exchange prices for gas in Europe renewed their historical maximum and for the first time exceeded $ 960 per 1,000 cubic meters.

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As noted in the Kremlin, the launch of supplies via SP-2 could stabilize the situation.

Experts interviewed by RT predict further growth, which could hit European industrial enterprises and accelerate inflation in the region.