The National Electricity Regulatory Commission has decided to raise the price of natural gas used for household needs by 85% starting July 1. The gas price, as before, is differentiated depending on whether a gas meter is available. For consumers who have a meter, the gas price has been raised from UAH 220 to UAH 407 per 1,000 cubic meters, i.e., from 22 kopecks to 40.7 kopecks per 1 cubic meter. For those who do not have a meter, the gas price has been raised from UAH 240 to UAH 444 per 1,000 cubic meters, i.e., from 24 kopecks to 44.4 kopecks per 1 cubic meter – by 85%. The maximum level of wholesale prices for natural gas for municipal heat and power enterprises, thermal power plants, combined heat and power plants, and boiler houses has also been approved. In particular, for enterprises that are VAT payers, the price will be UAH 585.6 per thousand cubic meters, and for non-VAT payers – UAH 686 per thousand cubic meters. The city authorities of Lutsk, despite the fact that local heat suppliers, given the difference in gas prices for households and enterprises, will incur losses, are protecting the interests of Lutsk residents. Therefore, until September 1, heat supply tariffs will remain unchanged. However, this is on condition that city residents fully pay for the services provided. According to the local computing center's data on the state of payment by the city population for communal services from 06/01 to 06/30, payment for gas amounts to 141.4%, while payment for water heating is only 95.5%. In July, as a preventive measure, the supply of hot water in apartment buildings was stopped. And Lutsk residents, of course, will not pay for its supply. Therefore, city mayor Bohdan Shyba, through the media, urged city residents to pay off their debts during this period.