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LOS ANGELES, Mar. 29 — The Russian government plans to increase its oil export duty to a record $102.60/tonne starting April 1st. The duty has been $83/tonne since February 1st.
During December 2004 and January, the duty was $101/tonne, the previous highest level. Russia’s oil export duty is reconsidered every 2 months.
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