22/03/2011 10:36
STATEMENT
of the Block of Mykola Katerynchuk in Kyiv City Council and the European Party of Ukraine concerning the situation with the tariffs for public utilities in Kyiv
In early April, all the people of Kyiv city will receive a receipt for payment of utilities with new tariffs on rent higher by 25-30%. Thus utility to citizens, is increasing for the fourth consecutive month. During this time, there have increased rates for light, heat and hot water. Now has come the turn for rent. If last year an average one-room flat of 46 square meters, where there three people live, including tariffs for gas and electricity, utilities totaled 350 UAH, from February they rose to 430 UAH.
This year every owner of Kyiv apartments will pay for garbage collection and maintenance of buildings and surrounding areas every month to 50-100 UAH more, while the quality of services will not only change, but even janitors salary remained the same, as it was before.
Moreover, the promise of the new Kyiv authorities that tenants themselves will choose the services they need has also remained unfulfilled. Officials did not even told residents of homes on the basis of which tariffs on rent increased by 1.5 times and for what services for the maintenance of buildings and surrounding area residents of any particular house pay.
Block Mykola Katerynchuk and the European Party of Ukraine consider the decision to raise tariffs for the maintenance of buildings and surrounding areas hasty and unfounded. This decision was made without prior public hearings of residents of Kyiv and these issues have not been clarified by representatives of Kyiv municipal. Therefore, such a solution we can not regard as lawful. In view thereof, Mykola Katerynchuk Block and the European Party of Ukraine require the Management of Kyiv City State Administration publication of economic justification decision to raise tariffs on the maintenance of buildings and surrounding areas and ensure transparent use of proceeds of tariff increases and direct them to increase household employee’s wages.
Block of Mykola Katerynchuk in Kyiv City Council
The European Party of Ukraine
The European Party of Ukraine