Lutsk residents will soon face an increase in housing tariffs. The city authorities intend to revise them. The authorities justify this decision by the fact that tariffs have not changed for three years, despite the fact that the minimum wage has repeatedly increased during this time.
Currently, according to Lutsk mayor Anton Kryvytskyi, tariffs cover only 60% of expenses, and the municipality lacks funds to cover the difference. Therefore, the mayor announced today at an operational meeting in the Lutsk City Executive Committee that approximately from April 2, housing tariffs will be raised to the extent that they correspond to the incomes of city residents. According to Kryvytskyi, Lutsk residents should not fear the tariff increase, because subsidies exist for low-income people, and for the rest, the 3-4 hryvnias by which the payment will increase do not matter.
As for the level of tariffs in Lutsk relative to other cities of Ukraine, according to the mayor, it is neither low nor high; the Volyn regional center ranks somewhere between 10th and 15th place in the country.
As for whether the quality of services provided by Lutsk utility workers to city residents will improve, it is unknown; Mr. Kryvytskyi said nothing about this.