The faction "popular front" made a proposal to the former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko to head the national Commission on regulation of the electricity market (NERC) for its criticism of the tariffs, said Tuesday the people's Deputy Anton Gerashchenko.
before the leader of the faction "Batkivshchyna" Tymoshenko said that the party will submit to the Prosecutor General message about the crimes of the officials responsible for the excessive cost of utilities.
"Yesterday (Monday) at a meeting of the faction "popular front" with the participation of the Prime Minister (Arseniy Yatsenyuk), we unanimously voted for the proposal to Yulia Vladimirovna Tymoshenko As hard follower of defending transparent tariffs lead to NERC, and not only in words but in deeds, to show that the Rates in Ukraine were adequate to all the laws, " quoted Gerashchenko press service of the party.
According to him, Tymoshenko " has very extensive experience in resolving gas issues and is a great specialist for the last 20 years in the field of regulation of the electricity market, gas market and interaction with the Russian Federation ".
in 2011, Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of abuse of authority during signing gas contracts with Russia in 2009. As argued by the prosecution, rules of the signed documents have led to material losses of Naftogaz, and, consequently, of the country, in total, 189, 5 million dollars.
After gosperevorota in Ukraine in February of last year the Parliament to decriminalize the article of the criminal code under which Tymoshenko was convicted. Ex-Prime Minister was released on the same day.
Tariffs for electricity, gas, heat and hot water increased for residents of Ukraine from April 1. According to the agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and international monetary Fund, Usually the cost of gas for residents increased by 285%. Also due to the increase in the cost of electricity from may 1 increased water Rates for residents from 4% to 100%. Along with this, people's deputies are seeking the review of tariffs, considering them to be unreasonably high.
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