The Ukrzaliznytsia-3000 program starts on December 1 and will last four months. It will provide additional tickets during times of low demand, without using budget funds. Head of Government Yulia Sviridenko spoke about this on Friday, November 7, Ukrinform reports.. " During such periods, we have the opportunity to provide additional tickets to citizens,” the prime minister explained.. At the same time, Sviridenko noted that in Ukraine the cost of passenger transportation is now higher than the cost of a ticket. Previously, the corresponding gap could be compensated for by cargo transportation of goods, however, due to active hostilities, the volume of cargo transportation is decreasing. Therefore, in order to support the Ukrainian railway, additional financial resources were allocated this year, amounting to approximately UAH 13 billion. “Next year we plan that it will be at least 15 billion hryvnia. And Ukrzaliznytsia itself is looking for additional resources by saving costs and optimizing its activities,” the head of government emphasized. The Prime Minister stated that the UZ-3000 program is not compensated by the budget funds allocated to Ukrzaliznytsia. " ) and 3000 (UZ-3000 program - ed.. ) are unrelated things,” added Sviridenko. Let us remind you that President Vladimir Zelensky, as part of the discussion of a package of winter support programs, ordered the development of a special transport support program for all Ukrainians, and noted that there are already proposals from Ukrzaliznytsia - UZ-3000. Ukrzaliznytsia spoke about the benefits of the free travel program News from Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp Author: 1.