Many water utilities in major cities of Ukraine are looking to increase water supply tariffs for the population. In particular, this issue is being discussed by utility workers in Ternopil due to the local water utility's million-dollar debts. This was reported by the publication "20 хвилин".
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Subscribe"Ternopilvodokanal" has accumulated about 80 million hryvnias in debt to the Ministry of Finance and insists on raising tariffs for residential consumers.
"We provide services and are essentially operating at a loss. The Ministry of Finance has the right to freeze accounts if we fail to pay for electricity, salaries, or purchase materials for repairs — this will lead to our inability to provide services", stated the director of the utility, Vladimir Kuzma.
The official noted that this is not just a problem for "Ternopilvodokanal"; similar situations exist across all water utilities in the country. However, the NKREKP has not yet permitted a recalculation of prices, keeping tariffs "frozen" based on the Cabinet's recommendations.
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According to Vladimir Kuzma, the economically justified tariff for the population is approximately 70 hryvnias per cubic meter, while the current price is only 37 hryvnias. Meanwhile, the water utility is ready to agree on a tariff of 58 hryvnias per cubic meter — a rate previously approved by the National Commission, but which has not yet been implemented.
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