1.   At the behest of the IMF, Russia has moved to phase out export tariffs on oil and gas.

2.   Russia is constrained from raising import tariffs by the international treaties it has signed and from lowering export tariffs, because it needs revenue, Teplukhin said.

3.   The fund believes that these export tariffs have led to artificially low energy prices in Russia and, thus, distorted investment decisions.

4.   The pipeline company paid most of the cost, with help from an export tariff imposed on Russian oil companies.

5.   This is being done to make up the lost revenue from export tariffs.

6.   To make up for the revenue lost from eliminating the export tariffs, the fund has urged the establishment of new excise taxes on electricity and fuel.

7.   An EU-Mexican agreement would remove export tariffs, cover political, economic and cultural areas and commit both sides to respect human rights.

8.   An eventual full-scale EU-Mexican trade agreement would remove export tariffs, and cover political, economic and cultural areas.

9.   Development was put on hold and production cut back last year amid uncertainty about export tariffs.

10.   Export tariffs also will go up, but Yasin did not provide figures.