Yatsenyuk announced a new furious increase in tariffs
Kyiv, December 09 (PolitNavigator, Alexander Semenyuta) – Tariffs for energy and energy consumption in Ukraine will rise to market levels, said Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk. In the current realities, this means an increase in the gas tariff to 7000 UAH/thousand. cube m (including VAT) with a similar increase in payments for services of heat supply companies.
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“We will raise all energy prices and tariffs to market levels,” the prime minister said during the presentation of the government’s program of activities on Tuesday.
According to the memorandum of the Ukrainian government with the IMF, gas and heat tariffs for the population, after increasing in May-July of this year by 50-60%, should increase by 2015% from May 40. They pledged to increase them by another 20% in 2016 and 2017. When signing the memorandum with the IMF, the hryvnia exchange rate was 10,5 UAH/$1, while currently it has dropped to 16 UAH/$1
The authorities' plans to increase electricity tariffs have not been made public. According to media reports, the IMF demanded an increase in tariffs for the population this year by 40%.
Increasing tariffs for gas and utilities at a “Stakhanov pace” is fraught with problems for the Yatsenyuk government. According to the State Statistics Service, in October 2014, citizens of the country reduced the level of payment for utility services to 73,3%. Those. Every third invoice issued remains unpaid. It is obvious that the program of targeted subsidies for utility bills for low-income families, announced in the summer, amounting to about UAH 3 billion. risks growing to impressive proportions as household incomes fall and tariffs rise.
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