Russia mulls linking fuel duties to oil price: report

摘要

Moscow—Russia’s government is considering setting flexible fuel excise tax rates tied to global oil prices, Arkady Dvorkovich, the country’s deputy prime minister, said July 20, according to a report by Russian news agency Prime. “The idea [was generated by] oil producers and the energy ministry to mitigate price fluctuations due to changes in global [oil] prices,” Dvorkovich was reported to say.