Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said what will happen to the heat tariffs in the new warming season.
On August 22, 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine decided to leave the heat tariffs for residential consumers unchanged in the 2023/2024 heating season. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
According to him, the activity of the BSO in the natural gas market (imposing special obligations) will be extended until mid-April 2024.
Naftogaz will continue to sell gas at a fixed price – UAH 7.4 thousand per thousand cubic meters – to heat suppliers for the population,” he said.
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He stressed that the decision is part of comprehensive measures to prepare for winter.
“We work to ensure that every Ukrainian’s home is light and warm, and that our critical infrastructure is reliably protected from Russian missiles and drones. We do everything in solidarity, quickly and effectively for the sake of our victory over the enemy and for the good of all Ukrainians,” he said. added Denis. shmygal
At the same time, Taras Melnychuk, representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada, wrote on the Telegram channel that the amendments to the decision on the ban on changing heat tariffs in Ukraine have been extended so far: April 15 next year.
It should be noted that a moratorium on tariff increases continues to operate in Ukraine. for gas, hot water and heating. However, the ban does not apply to electricity and cold water. Thus, in June 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine increased the electricity tariff for Ukrainians from 1.68 UAH/kWh to 2.64 UAH/kWh.
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Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Ukraine predicts that a comprehensive increase in tariffs for housing and communal services in Ukraine will begin in 2024 and will last for several years. Therefore, the April 2023 NBU Inflation Report states that the moratorium on raising tariffs for gas, hot water and heat supply will be lifted at approximately the same time.
“The moratorium on the increase in gas, hot water and heat supply tariffs is assumed to expire only next year. This will lead to a subsequent increase in the prices of tobacco products due to the increase in the SCT. increase in the contribution of administrative inflation
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“>CPI In 2024-2025,” says the document.
We also remember that on July 5, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Ukraine will not increase the water tariff until the end of the war. Meanwhile, at the end of June 2023, Ukrainians’ debts to public services exceeded 100 billion hryvnia.
Source: Focus
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