Public hearings on the optimization of heat supply tariffs were held at the regional puppet theater. In the draft version, it was proposed to increase payment for "Lutskteplo" services: for heating per square meter from 1 hryvnia 72 kopecks to 2 hryvnias 44 kopecks, for heating 1 cubic meter of water from 3 hryvnias 60 kopecks to 4 hryvnias 75. That is, according to the draft of the new tariffs, the increase will average 30%. As noted by the deputy director of "Lutskteplo" Mariana Yanchuk, these tariffs are not final and can be adjusted during the discussion process. According to the director of "Lutskteplo" Anatolii Luchko, the population is unlikely to receive the news about the tariff increase with enthusiasm. And he was not mistaken. To the question of whether the increase in tariffs for services will lead to an improvement in their quality, the majority of surveyed Lutsk residents said "no" and criticized the city authorities. Meanwhile, at an operational meeting in the Lutsk city hall, city mayor Anton Kryvytskyi once again noted that the city authorities do not form tariffs. After all, the city authorities, which seemingly formally approve the tariff, have an influence on its formation of no more than 10%.
By the way, it is likely that soon Lutsk residents will face another alignment of tariffs. After all, last week in Lutsk there was talk of raising tariffs for the maintenance of buildings and adjacent territories. Utility workers, considering the critical state of housing stock maintenance and other factors, propose to increase them more than threefold.
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