“The current price dynamics on the stock exchange is influenced by the general trend of growth in world prices for oil and oil products, as well as the trend towards switching to winter grades of fuel in an earlier period than in previous years, due to the start of a cold snap in most of Russia, which is causes an earlier start of demand, "- leads TASS message.
The ministry added that the rise in retail prices for diesel will not exceed the inflation rate this year.
Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that in 2021 Russia had a record for gas consumption in the domestic market.