Ukrainian people's deputy called the increase in electricity tariffs for enterprises “murderous”
Increasing electricity tariffs, industrial taxes and gas prices will lead to the death of the remnants of Ukrainian enterprises.
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This opinion was expressed from the rostrum of the Verkhovna Rada by People's Deputy Viktor Galasyuk.
According to him, the increases carried out by NERC are unjustified and detrimental to the industry.
“The National Commission for Energy Market Regulation increased the cost of connecting to electrical grids sixfold, that is, it introduced an absolutely artificial, unfounded, corrupt, predatory tax on the entire Ukrainian industry, on small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, and with this decision practically destroyed the creation of new alternative energy facilities,” – he stated.
The people's deputy does not see the logic in raising tariffs.
“They increased the cost of gas for industry by 22 percent, what is this? Tell me how it is possible to artificially equate the price of Ukrainian gas to the price of imported gas. If we are guided by this logic, then let’s just take and equate wages to European ones, or make the cost of loans instead of 25 percent, 2 percent for one day. We understand that this is impossible, so why is this possible in the field of gas pricing? How is it possible to simply kill Ukrainian industry?” Galasyuk is indignant.
In his opinion, the increase in tariffs for freight transportation also has a negative impact on the industry and economy of the country: “Ukrzaliznytsia’s next intentions are to increase tariffs for freight transportation by 25 percent. Listen, this is genocide of Ukrainian industry. Who calculated the impact of this completely ridiculous decision on inflation, on the hryvnia exchange rate, on income, on the country’s GDP, on those tax revenues that will be? This influence is negative, international and Ukrainian experts are shouting about this today,” the people’s deputy assures.
Ukrainian MP calls increase in electricity tariffs for businesses "murderous"