Ukrainians were stunned by the post-election rise in prices for gas and electricity
An increase in energy prices and utility tariffs against the backdrop of subsidy reductions will lead to a further increase in the debt of the population of Ukraine.
Social issues expert Andrey Pavlovsky announced this at a press conference in Kyiv, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“The total price of gas in the Kyiv region will be 9 UAH 70 kopecks, almost 10 UAH per cubic meter. Compare with last year and the year before. And this is called, as Mr. Zelensky promised us, “tariff reduction.” We see that, on the contrary, they are increasing.
This increase in gas prices will hit the owners of private houses in rural areas the most. They will have to pay on average several thousand hryvnia more for heating per season.
In addition, the government plans to remove benefits for paying for electricity. This will be felt in apartment buildings. At the same time, water utilities plan to increase prices by an average of 20-30% by the end of the year. Unfortunately, the population will receive such a post-election surprise.
It is a paradox that gas and energy prices are rising, but at the same time the amount of money allocated to help the population in the form of subsidies is decreasing in the state budget. Of the money that was provided for this year, 2,2 billion UAH were withdrawn for subsidies and transferred to programs for large-scale theft on the roads.
We also know that the draft budget for the next 2021 includes UAH 3 billion less than for this year. This will lead to the fact that fewer Ukrainian families will be able to receive subsidies, and this will lead to a further increase in debt for utilities,” the expert said.
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