After the moratorium is lifted, the gas tariff for the population may significantly increase. This was stated by the head of the Union of Consumers of Utility Services, Oleg Popenko, in a comment for the publication "UNIAN".
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SubscribeThe expert noted that if the Verkhovna Rada decides to lift the moratorium on increasing utility tariffs, it could cease to be in effect even before the end of the war.
This scenario is possible due to the requirement from the International Monetary Fund to raise tariffs to market levels.
Oleg Popenko stated that considering the rising costs of gas transportation and the market price of fuel in Ukraine, the tariff for residential consumers could increase to 10-12 hryvnias per cubic meter in the coming years.
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At the same time, the conditional market price of gas in Ukraine is already around 16-17 hryvnias per cubic meter. According to Oleg Popenko, this could be the price in the medium term.
Furthermore, the expert emphasized that the increase in tariffs could happen quite rapidly and unexpectedly for the population. If the parliament lifts the moratorium, the National Commission could decide to raise tariffs as soon as the next day.
Previously, the information portal Znai reported, that payments will make Ukrainians want to cry: they will implement a "European" tariff for water supply.
Our portal also informed that to pay for utilities, one might need to take out a loan: Ukrainians were shocked by yet another increase in tariffs.
Additionally, the information portal Znai reported that utility companies are robbing Ukrainians with illegal tariffs: overpayments in the tens of thousands of hryvnias.