Some residents of Ukraine may join in the protest ranks due to the increase in gas prices, as the population and further it will be necessary to pay for leaky housing and communal services, said the member of the Supervisory Board of the Institute of energy strategy Yuri Korolchuk. About it informs.
"without a doubt, citizens understand that the tariffs should be increased. But the population does not currently know the answer to the question, why to increase tariffs were not, at least not fully invested in the replacement of the heating pipes were not insulated ancient "Khrushchev" and prefabricated houses, were not installed counters on the heat. It turns out that the tariff increase and the population will continue to pay for "leaky" housing and utilities", he said.
Also Korolchuk indicates that the Ukrainian government has not provided any clear arguments as to increase tariffs, except for orders to the demands of the IMF.
"The IMF, perhaps, not aware that his name is illuminated shock tariff increases. After all, the IMF has never advocated a tariff increase. The Fund urged the government and the authorities to balance the budget "Naftogaz of Ukraine" and stop to subsidize utility companies ", - the expert believes.
Speaking about the reaction of residents to increased tariffs, Korolchuk believes that Ukrainians will refuse to pay the new rates, because they will not take this money.
"in the end Part of the disappointed and perturbed by raising tariffs residents can join in the protest on the streets of their cities. What the outcome of municipal tariff-social discontent, it is difficult to predict, " he says.
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