The Ministry of Finance allocated UAH 378.7 million in subventions to local budgets for repayment of debts of previous years by housing and utility enterprises. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Finance. \n \n"The State Treasury of Ukraine transferred UAH 378.7 million in subvention to local budgets for the purpose of repaying their debts of previous years for the difference in tariffs for thermal energy, water supply and sewerage services approved for the population by the law on the State Budget for 2006," the press service reports. \n \n \n\nThe press service also notes that this will enable housing and utility enterprises to repay debts for consumed natural gas in the amount of UAH 279.2 million, for consumed electric energy in the amount of UAH 65.2 million, and tax debt to the State Budget in the amount of UAH 33.9 million. \n \n