the Ministry is considering the suspension of increase of tariffs for housing and communal services, said the head of the Ministry Vladimir Yakushev. In this case, the cost of housing services will remain at the level of 2019.
“Today is the initiative that from 1 July not to increase tariffs for the use of housing services, not to increase the payments of the population”, — said Yakushev during the online conference, “housing after the pandemic – challenges and solutions”.
According to him, in this case the housing and communal services (HCS) expects even greater losses. As said the Deputy head of the Ministry of construction of Russia Maxim Egorov, “only water and heat, unless the indexation of tariffs, a revenue shortfall will be equal to 300 billion rubles,” and there is “electricity, gas, garbage collection”. Increased spending utilities companies. Management companies have increased spending on disinfection of entrances, increased frequency of cleaning.
it is Expected that from 1 June the whole of Russia, tariffs for communal services will grow by 4%. In 2019 their indexing took place in two stages — in January and July. In 2020 it will be held in the second half.
currently, Russia has a moratorium on the accrual and collection of interest for unpaid utility services. Signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin the decree also prohibited to disconnect consumers for non-payment from the supply of gas, heat, water and electricity.
because Of the isolation the citizens began to save for housing services, and bad to pay the bills – the industry’s losses are estimated at 70-80 billion rubles. The collection of payments for utility services decreased to 50%. While the collection of payments from the population has decreased on average by 30%, from enterprises and budgetary institutions from 45 to 50%.
the Duty on payment of housing and communal services was already the beginning of the year, 1.3 trillion rubles. the Level of payment collection for electricity fell in April at 7%, and debt increased by $ 11 billion RUB the Level of collection of payments for heating fell by 12%, debt increased by 16 billion rubles.
According to the estimates of the Ministry of energy, if the ban will continue until the end of the year, the popup utility’s revenues will amount to 600-700 billion rubles, which will have bad impact on the sector and would jeopardize the reliability of energy and heat supply of the country. The proposal to reduce the period of validity of a prohibition included in the plan of priority measures to support the power industry, the document was submitted to the government. Earlier, the government included the housing sector in the industries most affected by the coronavirus. Utilities receive state support.
