Kazakhstan, Astana, Feb. 11/ Trend , K. Konirova/
The Kazakh government must reduce export dues, a top manager at a large trading company who preferred to remain anonymous told Trend .
"The Kazakh government needs to reduce customs dues for about two months," he said.
Last week, State Agency for Maintaining Competition Chairman Majit Yesenbayev said the government should consider increasing customs dues on petrol and diesel to insure the domestic market against oil-products imports.
"Export dues on petrol and diesel have been reduced to 48 percent. I propose increasing the dues to $113 per ton," Yesenbayev said.
Kazakhstan meets one-third of its demand for high anti-knock petrol via imports from Russia.
Prices in neighboring counties impact the Kazakh market to a certain degree.
Export dues are a key factor influencing pricing.
Traders say the government's administrative measures are ineffective.
"Police monitoring petrol stations is a temporary measure and no longer effective," he said.
The shipment schedule adopted by the Energy Ministry has not been met.
Traders say prices on lubricants may rise in March.
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