TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 19. The volume of motor gasoline production in Uzbekistan amounted to 1.3 million tons in 2023, Trend reports.
As per data from Uzbekistan's Statistics Agency, this indicator has increased by 8.3 percent over the previous year (1.2 million tons in 2022).
The country’s production of motor gasoline was 1.1 million tons in 2021 and 1.01 million tons in 2020. In addition, this figure amounted to 1.02 million tons in 2019.
In total, motor gasoline production volume reached 5.6 million tons in 2019-2023.
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan produced 241,100 tons of motor gasoline from January through February 2024. This is 8.6 percent less year-on-year (263,900 tons of motor gasoline).
Furthermore, Uzbekistan, in accordance with the article of its Tax Code, changes the excise tax rates on petroleum products and other excisable goods and services from April 1, 2024.
According to Uzbekistan’s Uzbekneftegaz oil and gas company, since the specified period, the excise tax on the production of 1 ton of RON-80 gasoline has increased from 303,000 Uzbek soums ($24.09) to 340,000 Uzbek soums ($27.03), and for 1 ton of jet fuel (except synthetic), from 242,000 Uzbek soums ($19.24) to 271,000 Uzbek soums ($21.54).