The cost of gas for Ukraine would rise three to four times in case of disagreement from the new transit contract, said Prime Minister Alexey Goncharuk during a speech in the Verkhovna Rada.
according to his statement, there was a risk that the parties will not come to an agreement.
"This would lead to a rise in price of energy resources for plants and Inhabitants and significantly would hurt the country's economy ", - noted the head of government.
In this Goncharuk has noticed that the agreement was reached in a record four months.
As the Prime Minister said the signing of the transit contract with Russia Is an achievement of the Ukrainian government.
at the end of last year Moscow and Kiev signed a package of agreements on gas, as well as among them the transit contract. The validity of the document - 5 years. During this period of time Ukraine hopes to obtain more than seven billion dollars. In 1st year it is expected to pump 65 billion cubic meters of fuel in the next four years - 40 billion.
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