With the decision, excise tax on gasoline with 90 or less octane is now MNT 160 thousand per ton and 90 or more octane is MNT 180 thousand per ton. Gasoline imported through Ereentsav border crossing will be paying MNT 30 thousand, while the diesel fuels will be paying MNT 50 thousand.

Ts.Dashdorj, Minister of Mining and Heavy Industry ordered B.Lkhagva, Head of the Authority for Fair Competition and Consumer Protection, to take actions on sustaining supply, import and retail price of gasoline and diesel fuel, as well as monitoring the implementation.

80 to 90 percent of the total fuel imports pass through Sukhbaatar, Zamiin-Uud and Altanbulag border crossings. When increasing the excise tax, the Government considered it possible for fuel importing entities to not increase retail price.

For instance, the research proved the possibilities for AI-80, AI-92, gasoline and diesel fuel importers to earn 0.5-6 percent net profit without increasing retail price. And can increase them up to 3-9 percent by better management and cutting cost.

The exchange rate of MNT against USD has weakened in the second half of last year, increasing the revenues of importing entities and setting the condition of retail price increase. Therefore, the Government is taking immediate actions and lowered the excise tax to stabilize the prize.

Since the situation has changed now, the Government decided to increase the excise tax without changing the price.
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