The FAS report on combating gasoline prices has caused skepticism among the residents of North Ossetia.

In North Ossetia, five cases of illegal price gouging on fuel have been identified, reported the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS). Residents of the republic, commenting on the agency's report on social media, considered the number of identified cases too small and pointed to the high cost of fuel at gas stations.

Social media users doubted the effectiveness of the antimonopoly agency's work after the report of five identified cases of illegal price gouging on fuel in North Ossetia, pointing to a broader scale of the problem and demanding specific measures.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on August 3, residents of North Ossetia stated that gasoline prices at local gas stations had remained approximately at the same level over the past week. Earlier, Rosstat announced a decrease in fuel prices in several regions.

Employees of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) for North Ossetia identified five cases of illegal price gouging on fuel in the republic. Materials on violations of legislation have been prepared for each case, the agency reported, whose message was cited by "15th Region" on August 17.

A post about the FAS employees identifying five cases of illegal price gouging on fuel in North Ossetia was published on August 17 by the Instagram*-public chp_vladikavkaz, which has about 557 thousand followers. As of 16:00 MSK on August 18, the post had received 202 likes and 118 comments.

Some users considered the number of identified cases too small. "Only five?" asked user bad_284681.

"And what about the others, were they able to justify?" asked a.alikov_777.

"Only five cases? Before the head's statement about price control on gasoline, all private owners raised prices from 80-85 to 100. And at some gas stations, gasoline is rarely found," pointed out huga15rio.

Other discussion participants doubted the effectiveness of the antimonopoly service and wondered what measures would follow the identified violations. "I can't understand what FAS is doing?" asked kazikkaitmazov.

"Identified, and then what? What are the next steps?" asked lalievramin.

"And so? Did anyone do anything? No, of course not!" wrote bitiev001.

Users also pointed to specific gas stations with high prices. "117 rubles at 'Bars'," reported user ladiko7777.

"At 'Gefest', 125 rubles per liter at Chinese Square," wrote user naifonovas.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that earlier the head of North Ossetia, Sergey Menyaylo, instructed to send information about unjustified price increases for gasoline to law enforcement agencies if warnings from the regional FAS do not affect gas station owners. In the report, local residents stated that regulatory authorities should monitor gas station prices themselves, without waiting for appeals from the population.