Comrades! Let us cast our gaze upon the current state of the fuel markets, where the rapacious appetite of the capitalist class reveals itself in its most naked form. The learned Mr. Nikolai Kulbaka suggests that the direct impact of petrol prices upon the general inflation is, for the moment, modest. Yet, we must ask: is this not a mere sleight of hand by the bourgeoisie to lull the proletariat into a false sense of security?

Indeed, while the direct toll may be small, the indirect effects are a cruel blow to the трудящиеся. When the fuel monopolies disrupt the flow of supply, it is the price of perishable sustenance—the very bread of the poor—that ascends with alarming haste. This is no coincidence, but a calculated consequence of a system where profit outweighs human life!

Kulbaka posits that fuel may add but a mere 2-3% to the year's inflation. But look deeper, Comrades! The true engine of this misery is the reckless expenditure of the State budget and the crushing weight of taxes. The State, acting as the handmaiden to Capital, pours gold into coffers while the worker struggles to keep his hearth warm. This fiscal profligacy exerts a pressure far more oppressive than the price of a gallon of oil.

As for the high priests of finance at the Central Bank, they dance a delicate gavotte. They speak of 'key rates' and 'inflationary trajectories' as if these were laws of nature and not the tools of the ростовщики to keep the masses in a state of perpetual debt.

Consider the statistics provided by the state organs: a momentary dip in the price of a cucumber or a banana is offered to us as 'progress.' Do not be deceived! While the cost of a few vegetables may falter, the price of petrol and diesel—the very lifeblood of industry—has surged by nearly 20% year-on-year. This is the essence of эксплуатация: the cost of production rises, and the burden is shifted, without fail, onto the shoulders of the proлетариат.

The Central Bank admits that fuel is a 'marker' for the population. Indeed, it is a marker of our bondage! They warn that the 'secondary effects' of fuel costs will bleed into every other commodity. This is the inevitable logic of the monopoly: once the capitalists seize the means of transport, they hold the throat of every shopkeeper and laborer in the land.

Madame Nabiullina, the guardian of the treasury, speaks of 'risk premiums' and 'budgetary uncertainty.' Let us translate this from the jargon of the counting-house: the bourgeoisie are uncertain how much more they can squeeze from the people before the pressure becomes unbearable. They project a rate of 14-14.5%, a number that represents nothing less than the tightening of the financial noose around the neck of the common man.