Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Vilkul said that in Ukraine some settlements could die from frost this winter. Previously, the Cabinet of the Square allowed to turn off the gas for non-payment of utility bills. Vilkul said in an interview with the TV channel "112" that the government’s move reminds him of issuing a murder license.. The politician recalled that never before it was possible to turn off the heating at minus air temperature.
According to the deputy, now Ukrainians owed 38 billion hryvnia (more than 88 billion rubles. ) for utility payments. Over the past 5 years, citizens' debts have increased by 7 times simply because people have no money to pay for these expenses.. According to the agreements with the IMF, gas prices for the population will increase by 23.5% from November 1 in Ukraine to $ 305 per thousand cubic meters (8.5 thousand. hryvnia at the official rate). This step is a prerequisite for the continuation of cooperation between the Square and the IMF..