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Could you elaborate? Why is it a subsidy for Russia? Wouldn't it be a pretty unbureaucratic measure with immediate benefit for the consumer?

• bryanlarsen 5y ago
  Lowering the price of something increases the demand.
  • internet_user 5y ago
    demand for gasoline is fairly inelastic.
    • danans 5y ago
      There is a lot that can be done in the short term to economize gasoline consumption while still going about day to day business: lower speed limits, buying more fuel efficient cars - or cars that need no fuel at all, carpooling, using more public transit. https://www.iea.org/reports/a-10-point-plan-to-cut-oil-use https://www.iea.org/reports/a-10-point-plan-to-cut-oil-use