Liberalization of domestic industrial gas prices will bring an additional $24 billion income to Russian gas giant Gazprom in 2011-2013, the firm said on Monday.
Gazprom expects the income to be higher than the volume of mineral extraction tax which rose to 237 rubles per 1,000 cubic meters this year from 147 rubles levied in 2006. From 2012, the rate will increase to 251 rubles and to 265 rubles from 2013.
Gazprom said the rate growth will boost its tax payments by $1.6 billion this year and by about $4.3 billion in 2012-2013.
The company's local operations have always been loss-making with 2009 being the first year when it posted a profit, of 70 billion rubles.
MOSCOW, February 14 (RIA Novosti)
