Kyrgyz Cabinet extends fuel import subsidies to Dec 31, 2026

August 26, 2026 at 01:13 PM2 min

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Kyrgyz Cabinet Chairman Adylbek Kasymaliyev signed Resolution No. 579 on August 26, extending fuel import subsidies to December 31, 2026. The government set fixed reference prices of $960 per tonne for Ai-92 gasoline, $1,050 for diesel, and $650 for LPG. Importers must submit subsidy applications by the 25th of the following month.

Key Facts

Resolution No. 579, signed by Cabinet Chairman Adylbek Kasymaliyev on August 26, extends the fuel import subsidy mechanism to December 31, 2026.
Fixed reference prices are set at $960 per tonne for Ai-92 gasoline, $1,050 per tonne for diesel, and $650 per tonne for LPG.
Importers must submit subsidy applications by the 25th day of the month following the reporting month to the Tax Service, Customs Service, or Antimonopoly Agency.
Authorized bodies must review applications within seven working days, and the interdepartmental working group must verify documents within three working days.
The government had already allocated about 1 billion soms in compensation to fuel traders by August 21, according to the Antimonopoly Agency.

Subsidy Mechanism

The subsidy amount is calculated as the difference between the fixed reference price set by the Cabinet and the actual cost of imported fuel under contracts and invoices, including transport costs. The mechanism now applies specifically to Ai-92 gasoline, diesel fuel, and liquefied petroleum gas for vehicles. For supplies from the Eurasian Economic Union, importers must provide information on the goods import declaration; for imports from third countries, copies of goods declarations are required. Applications must include the subsidy calculation, import volume data, shipping documents, contracts, invoices, proof of transport costs, VAT payment confirmation, and bank details.

Market Context

The Cabinet introduced the fuel import subsidy mechanism in summer 2026 amid rising purchase prices, initially set to expire on September 30. On August 21, the Antimonopoly Agency reported no fuel shortage in the country, but noted that new batches cost significantly more. In early August, diesel was purchased at $1,550–1,600 per tonne and Ai-92 gasoline at $1,400–1,450 per tonne. Fuel traders had previously warned of risks to future supplies.