Overview

• An official decree published on Russia’s legal portal establishes a moratorium from October 2025 to May 2026 that blocks the zeroing of payments under the fuel‑damper mechanism.
• The measure remains in effect until the moratorium expires or until amendments to the Tax Code supersede it.
• The order specifies that the Kdemp coefficient must be calculated without applying the allowable‑deviation condition on average wholesale prices for the tax period.
• The document explicitly limits the scope to automotive gasoline AI‑92 class 5 and diesel fuel class 5.
• A separate decree temporarily removes excise treatment for diesel produced by mixing diesel, jet kerosene and other components by certain Russian firms from October 1, 2025 to May 1, 2026, according to the published text reported by RIA Novosti.