1. To establish, as of January 1, 1996, apartment rent within the norms defined by current legislation, in the amount of 10 thousand karbovantsi per 1 square meter of total area (including value-added tax). For excess area, the apartment rent rate is increased by a factor of 1.2.
2. To the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, regional, Kyiv and Sevastopol city state administrations: - when determining the level of tariffs for the population for water supply, heat supply, and wastewater services, to ensure as of January 1, 1996 that the population reimburses the cost of these services (including value-added tax) in the amount of no less than 60 percent; - to strengthen control over the correct application of tariffs for housing and communal services for the population, to take measures to conserve fuel, energy and other resources (coal, gas, electricity, water, chemical materials, etc.), preventing unjustified overstatement of the cost of these services; - to strengthen requirements for housing and communal enterprises regarding improvement of the quality of services provided to the population.
3. To the Ministry of Economy together with the Ministry of Finance, the Antimonopoly Committee, the Main State Tax Inspectorate, and the State Committee for Consumer Rights Protection to conduct inspections at housing and communal services enterprises and the "Ukrgaz" corporation based on the results of work for 1995 regarding the correctness of attributing expenses to the cost of production (works, services), the application of prices and tariffs, the quality of service provision, compliance with the requirements of antimonopoly legislation, as well as the use of budget funds (subsidies) in the regions, and by April 1, 1996 to report on the results to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Ye. MARCHUK Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine V. PUSTOVOITENKO Ind. 18