Reform of housing and communal services
Implementation of state policy in the housing and communal sphere is carried out in accordance with the Main Directions for Accelerating the Reform of Housing and Communal Services, which provide for the development of the sector on the basis of its denationalization and demonopolization; improvement of the management system; implementation of an economically justified tariff and effective energy-saving policy; improvement of the quality of housing and communal services.As of 01.09.2003, more than 51% of the area of apartments and single-apartment houses of the state housing fund has been privatized in the city.
The dynamics of the formation of associations of co-owners of apartment buildings and the involvement of private enterprises in the field of housing stock maintenance are positive. In the city, 371 house committees and 12 associations of co-owners of apartment buildings have been established and are operating.
A positive feature is also the creation and operation of the private enterprise MZhK, which serves the territory of two former ZhEKs.
In order to improve the provision of services in the field of housing and communal services, a program for reforming the housing sector has been developed and is being implemented in the city. Within the framework of the program, differentiated tariffs for housing maintenance have been introduced for each building, taking into account the technical condition and engineering equipment. Next year, work will continue on improving the quality and quantity of services with the economic justification of tariffs for these services.
Pilot projects for the modernization of the technological system of the water treatment station at the "Lutskvodokanal" enterprise are being implemented, and energy-saving projects are being introduced at the electrical engineering enterprise.
The main problematic issues in the housing and communal services system are:
- imperfection of the legal and regulatory framework;
- increasing loss-making of housing and communal services enterprises;
- discrepancy between tariffs and the actual cost of housing and communal services;
- high specific and unproductive consumption of material and energy resources in the production of communal services;
- an unjustified and extensive system of benefits without appropriate funding.
Due to an imperfect legislative and regulatory framework, the lack of state financial support and significant economic incentives, the difficult financial condition of enterprises and a shortage of budget funds, the reform of housing and communal services has been unjustifiably delayed.
Fixed assets are practically not renewed, which causes their aging and wear. Residential buildings of the first mass series require reconstruction. Accounts receivable and payable at enterprises are constantly growing.
The difficult financial condition of enterprises in the sector is primarily related to constant non-payments by the population for services received. And although the population's debt decreased significantly during the year from UAH 38 million to UAH 26 million (as of 10.09.03), the debt period averages 5 months.
The sector cannot develop at the expense of its own financial resources and remains unattractive to investors. However, due to an imperfect legislative and regulatory framework, the lack of state financial support and significant economic incentives, the difficult financial condition of enterprises and a shortage of budget funds, the reform of housing and communal services has been unjustifiably delayed.
The main tasks for 2004 in the field of housing and communal services are:
- implementation (after adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine) of the National Program for Reform and Development of Housing and Communal Services for 2004-2010 and the Housing Code of Ukraine;
- reducing the debt of participants in the housing and communal services market, improving the financial condition of enterprises in the sector, and bringing tariff levels to economically justified norms;
- ensuring efficient use of energy and material resources by producers and consumers of services;
- guaranteeing the provision of housing and communal services for socially vulnerable groups of the population, introducing social norms for the consumption of housing and communal services;
- ensuring information support for measures to reform the sector.
With the aim of maintaining the housing stock, landscaping facilities and engineering networks in proper condition, it is envisaged to carry out works totaling UAH 46.1 million.
The project developed by the Department of Housing and Communal Services for the reconstruction of the city's water supply facilities and major repairs of landscaping facilities provides for allocating UAH 7.7 million; for road reconstruction — UAH 12.4 million; for current repairs of landscaping facilities and sanitary cleaning — UAH 12.4 million; for major repairs of the housing stock — UAH 4.1 million. Every year, more than 600 enterprises, institutions and organizations are involved in comprehensive landscaping.
In addition, the introduction of energy-saving technologies will continue within the framework of cooperation with the company "Krevox" at the enterprise "Lutskvodokanal".
Volumes and sources of financing for measures
Financing of measures in the field of housing and communal services is envisaged from the local budget. The performance of works in the sector is presented as follows
| Indicator | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| In millions of UAH | 13,6 | 17,2 | 22,8 | 32,8 |