Utility rates have increased by almost 80% in a year.

communal apartmentSimple calculations revealed some rather dismal trends for ordinary consumers: tariffs for utilities and related services increased by 77,2% compared to similar figures for August 2015, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. This figure only included the cost of hot water and heating, while other types of consumption were also included. Specifically, housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels increased in price by 14,3%, with a 25,4% increase since the beginning of the year (hot water and heating, in particular, by 8,1%). Over the month, the price of hot water and heating increased by 0,2%, while the remaining aforementioned expense items increased by 0,7%.

 

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