According to the agency, the actual cost of fuel is currently significantly higher than the prices motorists see at filling stations. The difference is covered by the state.

The actual cost of a liter of AI 92 gasoline is estimated at 111–118 soms, while it is sold at filling stations for 87.9 soms. Thus, the state compensates from 23.1 to 30.1 soms for each liter.

Diesel fuel actually costs 125–137 soms per liter, while the retail price is 99.9 soms. The compensation amounts to 25.1–37.1 soms per liter.

The difference is smaller for autogas: its actual cost is 51–54 soms, while the consumer price is 48.8 soms. The state compensates 2.2–5.2 soms per liter.

The agency gave the following example: if a driver uses 10 liters of AI 92 per day, with an average subsidy of about 26.6 soms per liter, the state effectively subsidizes their driving by around 266 soms per day, or almost 8,000 soms per month.

The agency urged Kyrgyz citizens to use their cars more efficiently and more often choose public transport, bicycles, scooters or walking for short trips.

At the same time, fuel prices in Kyrgyzstan remain higher than in some neighboring countries. According to the agency, as of August 17, AI 92 gasoline cost 87.9 soms per liter in Bishkek, compared with 47.4 soms in Kazakhstan, 72.1 soms in Russia and 76.4 soms in Belarus.

In Uzbekistan, AI 92 cost the equivalent of 99.9 soms, while in Tajikistan it was 127.5 soms and in Armenia 129.6 soms.

The Antimonopoly Regulation Service noted that Uzbekistan and Tajikistan do not have a mechanism similar to Kyrgyzstan’s for compensating the difference between the actual cost of fuel and the fixed retail price.

The agency emphasized that the current mechanism helps prevent sharp increases in fuel prices, but it is financed from the state budget.