Ukrainian authorities will have to raise the price of gas for the population by another 40% in order to fulfill the requirements of the International Monetary Fund. As the Economic Truth edition writes today referring to an interlocutor familiar with the IMF's position, the program of cooperation with the fund envisages raising the price of blue fuel to the market.. “The IMF is sure that Ukraine will not be unable to fulfill such“ preferential conditions ”for raising gas prices,” the article states.. And if until now it was a question of a one-time increase in tariffs, at present it is proposed to do this in several stages, the publication notes.. The next price jump of 15% is scheduled for spring 2019.. and then the Ukrainians will be “happy” next fall. It is reported that the "market price" is calculated on the basis of import parity - the average price of imported gas for a certain period.. It includes the forecast price for the German gas trading platform (hub NCG), as well as the cost of pumping fuel from the NCG to the western border of Ukraine through Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Recently, the Ukrainian Cabinet has already raised gas prices - from November 1 by 23.5%. Now a thousand cubic meters will cost the citizens of the Square 8.5 thousand hryvnia (approximately $ 305). Prime Minister Vladimir Groisman reported to the Ukrainians that a compromise was reached with the IMF - the fund demanded an increase of 60% at once. He promised that in the coming heating season the tariffs will not increase anymore.

According to the TV channel "112", within an hour after the relevant government decision on the IMF website, it was reported that Kiev and the fund reached an agreement on a new stand-by program for $ 3.9 billion, which will replace the expanded funding program (EFF), approved March 2015 and expiring in March 2019. However, later, the Ministry of Finance indicated that the IMF Board would approve this program by the end of this year, provided Ukraine fulfills all the agreements, including the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of the state budget with the recommendations of the fund.