Russia to raise crude export duty by 25% to US175/mt

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Russia plans to raise the crude export duty to a record of at least US175/mt (US23.97/bbl) from Oct 1,up 25% from the current US140/mt,the deputy head of the finance ministry's customs department said Aug 25."The last week of August can bring some corrections,but I'm sure that in the end the crude export duties will reach US175 to US180/mt," Alexander Sakovich told Platts.