Today, October 13, at 9 o'clock in the morning, mass inspections by tax authorities began at gas stations in Rivne Oblast. Having checked the cash registers, the tax officials orally prohibited gas station operators from dispensing fuel, citing the need to inventory its remaining stocks. Such an inventory is practically carried out within 20-30 minutes. However, at some gas stations it "lasted" for 6-7 hours, during which the gas stations suffered losses by not selling fuel. At the same time, certain officials of the State Tax Administration in Rivne Oblast refused to communicate with the media, thereby violating the Law of Ukraine "On Information." According to unofficial information, such unexpected inspections are related to these gas stations exceeding the retail fuel prices established by the corresponding memorandum between the Government and oil traders, as well as the need for the head of the Rivne Oblast State Administration, Mykola Soroka, to report to the Prime Minister in the near future on fuel prices in the oblast. Gas station operators also state that the tax inspections are only the beginning. Ahead are fire inspectors, the sanitary-epidemiological station, the consumer rights protection department, and other regulatory bodies. Already today, most gas stations in Rivne Oblast are withdrawing fuel from sale in order to make tax raids impossible. Volyn gas stations are gradually joining the Rivne ones.