Last week, Lutsk authorities announced that there was an urgent need in the regional center to raise tariffs for housing maintenance in order to bring them in line with costs and wages. The increase in payment was planned for the beginning of April. This information did not go unnoticed by either the population or politicians. And today, Lutsk Mayor Anton Kryvytskyi, at the weekly operational meeting, noted that the housing and communal complex has never been held in esteem by politicians, playing the role of a "bargaining chip." And according to Mr. Kryvytskyi, due to populist statements by some politicians, local self-government bodies are driven into a corner and forced to make unpopular decisions. In addition, the mayor noted that despite the lack of attention to the problems of the housing and communal complex, it survived in the most difficult times. Raising tariffs, according to the authorities, is today an economic necessity. After all, one cannot count on subsidies from the budget to finance this sector. In addition to the fact that the local budget is heavily cut, self-government bodies spend 50% of it on needs that the state should take care of: preschool education, computerization of schools, student meals, and more. Therefore, returning to tariffs, Anton Kryvytskyi noted that the city authorities will do everything within their power to ensure that the work is carried out transparently and in a balanced manner.