"To establish ... a reduction factor of 0.75 for the current tariffs ... on the transport of meal feed, not named in the alphabet from the station Studding Kaliningrad Railways appointment to stations of the Moscow, South-East, the North Caucasus and Privolzhskaya Railways with participation railway-ferry Baltiysk–Ust-Luga", – stated in the published on Monday the decision of the Board of Russian Railways.

The specified reduction factor is valid under the condition that in 2017 the guaranteed volume of transportation of not less than five thousand cars.

The coefficient comes into force in the prescribed manner and shall be valid till 31 Dec 2017. According to the internal document of the Railways on the surcharges and discounts, the decision of the Board of Russian Railways to reduce the level of tariffs for services of railway transport for the carriage of goods shall enter into force after 10 days from the date of its publication on the official website of the company, to increase – not earlier than 30 days, respectively.

Russian Railways in 2013 won the right in certain cases to adjust the level of the tariff for cargo transportation within the corridor – initially from 12.8% to 13.4%. Then the discount was expanded to 25%. By 2017 upper limit of export allowances Railways to the freight tariff, Railways reduced to 10% from 13.4% of the current, and the boundary of the discount extended to 50%.

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