Tuesday, May 19, 2015

“Moscow in the search for balance”: an expert on the growth of utility tariffs – a REGNUM

19.05.2015 20:31

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« Tariffs on -prezhnemu tied to inflation, but the city authorities have found a compromise »

The city authorities have maintained a policy of containment of growth of tariffs in the housing sector, told the news agency REGNUM Director of the Institute of pricing and regulation of natural monopolies HSE Ilya Dolmatov . According to analysts, prices are still focused on inflation, but the government managed to maintain a balance between the actual request local authorities and the interests of residents.

«What we really now regulation is reduced to the orientation of inflation – the truth. This figure of 10% is really clearly lower than expected inflation, Ministry of Economic Development stated. It should be borne in mind that it is actually a balance of interests, which is trying to find the government in Moscow between the requests of organizations utilities, energy, gas workers. It is a compromise “- says Dolmatov.

According to experts, the decision to raise tariffs on July 1 can be called balanced and it confirms a course to curb the growth of payment for utility services. “How it suits resursosnabzhayuschie organization – a question which requires detailed consideration. It is understandable that they would want higher growth. But there should be a common sense approach to how their requests are justified by real needs, – he said. – In general, as we have seen, it is not anticipating the inflation rate of growth rates, and, from the point of view of the consumer, the interest Moscow government directly takes into account ».

Recall, May 19, at a government meeting in Moscow the head of the Department of Economic Policy and Development Maxim Reshetnikov said that from July 1, 2015 Muscovites will pay for utility services under the new rates. Average cost increase was 10%, which is 1.5 times lower than projected inflation. Thus, the heating will grow by 13%, cold water and sewerage – by 5.9%, hot water – by 11.5%, gas – by 7.5% and electricity – by 7,5-13,7% in Depending on the type of meter. All incentives and subsidies for housing and communal services are retained.

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