Gazprom OAO (GAZP.RS) called for the government to reach a decision on introducing differentiated mineral extraction tax rates for gas fields on the Yamal Peninsula, in the Far East and East Siberia and on the Arctic shelf, Chief Executive Alexei Miller told reporters in Sochi Friday.
Gazprom OAO (GAZP.RS) called for the government to reach a decision on
introducing differentiated mineral extraction tax rates for gas fields on the
Yamal
Peninsula
, in
the
Far East
and
East Siberia
and
on the Arctic shelf, Chief Executive Alexei Miller told reporters in
Sochi
Friday.
"In order to approve investment decisions for the 2013 program, Dmitry
Anatolyevich (Medvedev), it is absolutely essential to resolve the issue of
differentiated mineral extraction tax for gas fields on the Yamal Peninsula, in
the Far East and East Siberia and on the shelf," Mr. Miller said at a
meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and business leaders on
Friday.
Mr. Medvedev said the possibility of introducing a differentiated mineral
extraction tax rate for selected gas fields needed to be analyzed.
"Yesterday, the first approaches to NRET were discussed at a Cabinet
meeting, at which my colleagues made reports, including the finance minister. I
suggest continuing this work, including, I have in mind, the idea of analyzing
the possibility of introducing an differentiated natural resource extraction
tax for selected deposits," Mr. Medvedev said at a meeting of business
leaders during the economic forum in Sochi.
The statement was made in response to one by Gazprom chief Alexei Miller, who
said that gas production volumes at some fields could be affected in the future
if this step is not taken, Interafx reported.
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