TARIFF REGULATION AS A FACTOR OF INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR MONOPOLIES IN PIPELINE TRANSPORATION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Investment programs for the construction, modernization and repair of trunk pipeline systems require significant funds. The main sources are the companies' own funds, so competent tariff policy significantly affects the amount of profits. The paper analyzes the existing problems of regulation when setting tariffs for pumping oil and financial-fiscal measures to support companies pipelines. Current restrictions for setting tariffs that do not allow the use of the mechanism of cross-subsidization, and limit the rate that depends on the rate of railway transport are limiting factors in the formation of monopolist investment opportunities. At the same time, a constant rate growth and tax preferences display effective state support. Comparative analysis of oil prices, excise duties on light and dark oil products and tariffs for oil products is aimed at finding optimal solutions in the area of ​​tariff regulation. One of the alternative methods for determining the rate may be RAB-method.