Regarding the situation that has developed on the fuel market in the region and in Ukraine, the head of the Rivne Regional State Administration, Mykola Soroka, gave an interview to the regional newspaper "Rivne Vechirnie." At the request of journalists, he commented on the situation as follows: Chwhile the region produces grain and flour itself, there are no oil-refining enterprises in the region. Just as, ultimately, there are no local suppliers of large batches of fuel and lubricants. Gasoline and diesel fuel are supplied to us by structures from other regions. For example, from Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts. Moreover, the inventory of gas stations that we conducted last month showed that the vast majority of them operate under special production cooperation agreements with powerful market operators ChTNK, OKKO, Lukoil, WOG, ANP. And this means that it is impossible for these gas stations to pursue an independent price policy. And if with flour the local authorities can influence the situation, then here it is impossible under current legislation. Therefore, intervention at the state level is needed. We have already sent a letter with such a request to all authorities. Because the trend and forecasts are discouraging. Judge for yourselves: within less than a month, 76-octane gasoline rose in price by 27%, 95-octane Chby 46%, diesel fuel Chby 35%. How can we get out of the situation? First, the government has already taken a number of concrete measures. For example, as a result of agreements with oil market operators, the profitability of gas stations has been limited. This should affect the retail price Chit will decrease. Second, according to the information I have, all oil-refining plants in the state went into repair at the same time. I understand that maintenance is necessary, but there should be some kind of schedule, coordination with the government. (Representatives of the refining plants informed the central media that they had warned the Government about the repair work a month in advance - "LI")This is as if all electricity producers went into scheduled repairs at the same time. And third, local authorities' powers in these matters must be expanded by legislation, and a fuel reserve must be created for the sowing and harvest period. Who benefits from this? As for petroleum products, I have already expressed my position. I believe there is a commercial conspiracy. After all, the situation repeats itself with enviable regularity. Every year during the sowing and harvest period. On the eve of the Ukrainian presidential elections, this also acquires a political coloring, because it is aimed at only one thing Chto compromise the current authorities. Isn't that so? As they say, if you want to find the one who ordered it Chlook for who benefits. In the current situation, this plays into the hands only of the opposition. However, the authorities have always emerged from such situations with honor, rubbing the noses of the "well-wishers." I am sure it will be the same this time. On the website of the Volyn Regional State Administration (www.voladm.gov.ua), we did not find a single hint of a comment regarding the "gasoline" crisis. Obviously, there are hidden fuel reserves in Volyn that should protect the region from problems in this area. Or perhaps the leader of the economic bloc of the Volyn administration, Volodymyr Panchyshyn, has not yet had to fill up his jeep, and therefore this problem has not become urgent for him.