Utility tariffs for Russian households and businesses were raised at the start of this month, fuelling concerns in some quarters that this could trigger a renewed pick-up in inflation. But the key point is that what matters for inflation is the difference in the rate of indexation this year compared to last. As a result, the impact should be small. Indeed, we expect inflation to fall further over the rest of the year.
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