The cost of natural gas to residents in the self-proclaimed Luhansk people's Republic in 6, 5 times lower than the limits controlled by Kiev, said on the first day of the week Chapter LNR Igor Carpentry. "LC in the Cost of electricity up to 100 KW. H is 2. 5 times cheaper than in Ukraine, and cost of the gas at the meter, LC in practice, in 6, 5 times lower than the cost in Ukraine", - the Carpenter, quoted by RIA " Novosti ". about it the head of the self-proclaimed country said, speaking at the ceremonial meeting dedicated to the second anniversary of the election of the head of Republic and deputies of the people's Council LNR. According to Carpenter, from December 2015 in the LC initiated gas production, and built a new pipeline of Pervomaisk. Carpenter added that every year for the heating season of about 12 thousand People belonging to the privileged categories, are provided with targeted cash payments for the acquisition of solid domestic fuel." in Lugansk people's Republic do not increase the tariffs for housing and communal services " √ noticed the head LNR. In Ukraine in 2014 during the cooperation with international monetary Fund (IMF) was the repeated increase in gas prices for residents and the related increase in prices for housing and communal services. Price for 1 thousand cubic meters of "blue fuel" for residents with 725 hryvnia in 2013 rose to 6, 879 million(at the current rate from 28 to 266 dollars) in 2016, or 9, 5 times. As reported by the print edition OPINION, Ukraine has become a leader in the rate of increase of tariffs for gas for inhabitants among European countries.