The Russian government officially promulgated the Ordinance provided for the account of customs duty gas discount for Ukraine in the third quarter.
The formula discounts the document posted on the official portal of legal information: the contract value minus gas 247, 18 dollar. So, the actual cost of supply will be equal thereby 247, 18 dollars per thousand cubic meters, RIA " Novosti ".
before the first day of the week the head of Gazprom Alexey Miller at the meeting With Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev and the Minister of energy Alexander Novak said that the discount on gas for Ukraine in conformity with the contract. While Medvedev on the first day of the week called the final price of gas for Ukraine. According to him, Russia will not be able to save a discount in the same amount and the final cost will be $ 247 dollars for 1 thousand Cubic meters. Appropriate calculations were made after the Ukrainian side has officially appealed to Russia With a request to save gas discount. At the same time Medvedev D. A. ordered to continue the dialogue on gas With Ukraine and the EU. In addition, Novak confirmed holding a trilateral meeting on gas for Ukraine on June 30. From November 2014 to the end of the second quarter, the discount, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the government of the Russian Federation, provided at the expense of customs duties by this formula: 30% of the contract price, but not more than $ 100 per thousand cubic meters. Since this entire period, the contract value was above 333, 33 per dollar, in practice, the discount was $ 100. However, as said last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin, During such a fall in oil prices, Russia can not give Ukraine still a discount on gas, though the price for it and should not be higher than for neighbouring countries, such as Poland.

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