After the end of the heating season in Ukraine, the government may revise utility tariffs. The head of the National Commission for State Regulation in the Sphere of Energy and Utilities (NKREKU) Konstantin Ushchapovsky said this on the air of the marathon..

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Ushchapovsky explained that the increase in tariffs will increase the salaries of power engineers and other critical infrastructure workers, as well as carry out emergency restoration work..

“Now the government, together with us, together with the Ministry of Energy, is looking for the best way to develop a program according to which, after the end of the heating season, it will be possible to return to this issue (increasing tariffs - ed..

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Recall that in July 2022, the Verkhovna Rada voted for a law providing for the establishment of a moratorium on increasing heat tariffs for the population. The moratorium should be in place during martial law in Ukraine and six months after.

At the same time, it is forbidden to raise tariffs for:.

natural gas distribution services;

thermal energy (its production, transportation and supply);

heating and hot water supply services.

It is noted that the price of gas for household consumers is not subject to increase from the price applied as of February 24, 2022.