MOSCOW: Russia may introduce an export duty on iron ore and rolled steel as a part of measures designed to stop domestic prices hikes, business daily Kommersant reported on Thursday citing a letter from economy ministry.
The paper said the fees would hit Russia's largest iron miner, Metalloinvest, Novolipetsk Steel , Russia's fourth largest steelmaker, as well as the country's top steelmaker, Severstal , and Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works , Russia's third-largest steelmaker.
Kommersant says one of the ministry's proposals would slap iron ore exports with a 30 percent duty, while rolled metal shipments could be levied with a 10 percent fee.
This may bring the state coffers an additional $1.5 billion.
Another scenario envisages flexible duties depending on metal prices and is seen replenishing the budget by around $218.4 million.
Last year, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said steel price hikes were "inexplicable" and the country's anti-monopoly watchdog launched an investigation.
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