In Ukraine it is impossible to reduce the Price of gas is due to the existence of " Naftogaz ", said the former head of the Ministry of economy Vladimir Lanovoy in the TV channel NewsOne. According to the politician, "Naftogaz" is a monopolist on the Ukrainian gas market. "The price (of gas.- Approx. Ed.) can not be reduced, as long as there are "Naftogaz" because he buys gas and him in the end, what a gas (from which country.- Approx. Ed.) and only to him all mining entities are obliged to supply gas and he does not share ", - he said. To resolve the problem, Lanovoy has made the initiative to share the "Naftogaz" and its subsidiaries. The increase of tariffs for gas For inhabitants is one of the most pressing issues For Ukraine. It is also one of the main conditions of the international monetary Fund For granting Kiev the next tranche of aid. In 2016 the price of gas For residents tied to the market cost of imported fuel. For two years, International prices increased significantly, but tariffs are never reviewed. But in October, Kiev finally approved a price Increase - From the first day of November one thousand cubic metres costs the Ukrainians are almost 8, 5 thousand hryvnias, that is on 23, 5 percent more expensive. most Ukrainian politicians have repeatedly threatened that the Increase in gas prices is fraught with social explosion. <span style="color:darkgray