You ripped off by only 15%, and in your best interest!

    March 25, 2012 at 9:06 PM
 
 Putin will not allow Gazprom to further increase the price of gasGas tariffs for Russian consumers in 2012. will not increase beyond the previously planned 15%, Gazprom "reserves should be sought to reduce costs," said Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at a meeting in Kirishi."I know that Gazprom had asked for an additional increase in tariffs. I want to emphasize that we do not intend to raise in excess of the plan. If you (Gazprom. - annotated. RBC) feel the tension in this matter, we will get back to it and consider in a separate order, "- said the prime minister.Putin stressed that the gas rates and conditions of its supply to Russian consumers to be economically justified and should not become the economic encumbrance for consumers. "Today, the proportion of independent production companies in the Russian gas has reached 24%. Our mission - to provide uniform rules and standards of work. Ultimately, we must build a modern, competitive fuel market, which will operate primarily in the interests of our citizens, domestic producers' - Putin said.
 

Earlier, sources in federal agencies reported that Gazprom, the Russian government turned to a request for additional indexation of gas prices from October 1, 2012. by 26.3%, despite the planned July 1 this year an increase of 15%. The main argument of the concern for additional price increases is that in connection with a twofold increase in severance tax (tax on mining operations) in 2012. Gazprom will lose 64 billion rubles. revenue. And in 2012, 2014. relative to 2011. increasing the severance tax on natural gas will result in additional tax payments to Gazprom $ 440 billion rubles.Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina officially announced that it supports an additional increase in prices of natural monopolies beyond what was included in the forecast. In addition, in October 2011. Putin said the decision to limit the tariffs of natural monopolies in 2012. not subject to revision. In this regard, he noted that he considers inadmissible any statements of officials that this issue can be any adjustment or withdrawal.Recall that in November 2011. the Tax Code was amended to provide for a phased increase in severance tax on natural gas from 237 rubles. per 1 thousand cubic meters. m in 2011. to 509, 582 and 622 rubles. per 1 thousand cubic meters. m in 2012., 2013. and 2014. respectively. These rates are only defined for Gazprom as the owner of the Unified Gas Supply System. For other organizations, these rates are adjusted coefficients and lower the amount 251, 265 and 278 rubles. in 2012., 2013. and 2014. respectively.March 23, 2012------------------------------------The benefits of planning and market-based approaches of the GovernmentThe current archive 2006Conflict of business and government has turned a discussion of limiting tariffs for natural monopolies to yesterday's government meeting. If last year was primarily brawler "Gazprom", does not agree with cuts in their appetites, then yesterday it has successfully replaced the chairman of the board of RAO "UES" Anatoly Chubais. For the seed he has promised to double GDP Mikhail Fradkov at the expense of investments in energy, and then the German Gref announced that his economic policies - nothing like a medieval palmistry.That's really who does not have any palmistry, and net cash interest, so it is with Mr. Chubais. And thanks to his active work for more than fifteen years, we are told that Russia is under construction, however once awkward and difficult, the market economy, but presented at a government meeting the basic parameters of a three-year economic forecast, which indicates that in 2006 prices for electricity will grow by 7.5%, tariffs on w / e transportation to - 8%, for gas - 11% in 2007 to electricity - 6.5% at x / d transportation to - 7% for gas - 8% in 2008 to electricity - 5.5% at x / d transportation to-5.5%, for gas at 7%, plus inflation from 4 to 8% (but even Rosstat, not to mention the actual inflation rate showed 11.9 in 2007 and 13.3 in 2008) say some of the other.The question is, where is the market economy for development is advocated as the current leaders? Ministry of Economic Development that develops, putting such growth rates? For Chubais, this is not enough. Maybe they know in advance that it is in such proportion will increase the costs of enterprises producing and supplying electricity and gas, as well as the railroad and the? Of course not. But, for the whole economy and for the citizens of this growth will result in the growth rates actually in production costs, higher prices for all goods and services, and accordingly, slowing the pace of development, rising unemployment and lower living standards.The Government is pure demagoguery, of which there are explicit plans for the further deterioration of living. And for the citizens of tariffs is scheduled to increase at a faster rate compared with the companies ... People just hang noodles on the ears. Like, a great blessing for him to be, if the tariffs in 2009 will grow by 6 percent, not 8 as in 2007 the fact that the 6 per cent in 2009 in rubles will be more than 8 percent in 2007 , no nation is not going to explain. And Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, a verbal balancing act seems to be quite satisfied.A strange situation when the ministers at a cabinet meeting, state that the rate of growth of domestic production falls, as if worried about our economy, and then, rather than to propose measures to overcome the situation, offer further strangle the growth of the domestic producer tariffs electricity, gas, railway transportation, and even the top cover inflation. To make sure.All the more strange to see such zeal of ministers, in the desire to help our "poor" monopolists, because of the growth rates will not lead to the completion of the budget of the country, but rather the opposite, in fact drop the profitability of industrial and agricultural producers and, consequently, reduce the taxable base.As marketeers pursuing our ministers, putting this growth rate? Naturally, the answer to this question lies in the material interests and the interests of the so-called natural monopolies, can be traced very clearly. It is they, the owners of monopolies and benefit from the growth rates. Not a penny spent on improving labor productivity, nor on the conversion of production or to improve working methods, or to reduce the administrative apparatus, they receive a significant increase in profits. And to them and there is no need to do it. They, like any monopoly, which tend to increase their profits not by reducing production costs and prices through regulation, planning, growth rates. And, in this case, do not have seven rocket scientist to guess that our major monopolies in the energy and gas sectors, as well as, and railroad workers, lobbied for their interests, and laid a revenue growth. Prepared, so to speak, a stage, then to explain to citizens that the tariff increase under the plan approved by the government.But we do what ordinary citizens and the economy, from this no easier. What is the difference between us, as we will rob the monopoly? According to the government plan, or when they want and how they want. Well, apparently, our ministers believe that the plan would be more honest.It turns out that when people ask: Why prices for products and industrial goods, why inflation is unwound, the officials say that we are not here and, as we have a market economy, and businesses set their own prices for their products, and Inflation, as expressed Alexei Kudrin, in the newspaper "Izvestia", is due to the rapid growth of tariffs for housing and communal services. However, for unclear reasons, we, because of what growing tariffs for housing and utilities, finance minister once modestly silent. And when people are trying to figure out what has caused, higher prices for electricity and gas, he said that it planned government strategy.Let us rejoice citizens! Finally, our government came the economic outlook, and not for one year and the next three years, and now, according to their forecast, each year we will be more and more to pay for goods and services. However, in passing, we have learned who our friends who are ministers and dearer to them. But what are we from this knowledge?Vitaly Glukhov26/03/2006g.