Ulyanovsk citizens blocked highway in protest against housing tariffs` increase
About 200 of Ulyanovsk citizens have blocked the central highway of the city for an hour protesting against increase of tariffs on housing and communal services.
Decision to block the road was spontaneous. Representative of Red Youth Vanguard movement suggested to stop the movement on the street so regional governor Sergey Morozov and Ulyanovsk mayor Sergey Ermakov would come out to picketers. The governor and the mayor didn`t show up but police units were joint by emergency plat soldiers.
Picketers demanded resignation of the governor Morozov and control over tariffs` growth.
By initiative of regional authorities tariffs on housing services were increased by 30% by decree of the mayor. Ulyanovsk Office of Public Prosecutor has lodged a complaint to arbitrage with demand to cancel decree of the mayor insisting that it was accepted illegally.