Russia's Minfin open to fuel damper tweak on transport costs, rejects premium accounting

Russia's Finance Ministry signals willingness to adjust the import fuel damper formula to include domestic transportation costs, but refuses to factor in purchase-market premiums. The partial openness suggests potential policy flexibility, yet the rejection of premium accounting limits the scope of any subsidy change. This matters for Russian fuel pricing and refinery economics, with implications for domestic inflation and export competitiveness.