the closer we get to the end of the restrictions, the more power hint: quarantine concessions will end soon. In April, the government generously canceled the penalties for late payment of utility bills until the end of the year. Could cancel the payment for utilities in full, as it did in several other countries, but thanks for that. So now the energy Ministry has proposed a moratorium on charging interest to remove them as soon as possible – for example, from June 1.
they Say that because of the nonpayment of the population loses its energy, and other providers of housing and communal services too. Generally coronaries showed: on what, on what, and on the communal the citizens of the state to save will not allow.
In the state Duma gathering dust the stack of bills on the temporary waiver of fees for housing, extension of benefits, the postponement of the tariff increase. From these proposals, the government waves away, as from importunate flies. Authorities financial problems of power and gas companies somehow closer than the impoverishment of the population.
If you believe Ministers, the housing sector is almost the most unfortunate industry in Russia. And all because of unscrupulous and irresponsible the Russians owed the utility $ 1 trillion rubles. Because of this, the public sector underfunded, and the debts are virtually impossible to recover. (Incidentally, this trillion, the lion’s share of debts from management companies and legal entities, not residents.) Yes, and collectors are forbidden to collect the debts for utilities in the past year. Continuous suffering for the recipients of the money!
When came coronavirus, from public utilities and not have to wait for the unimaginable. And then there was a suggestion to cancel the fee for utilities to at least make life a little easier for the Russians. The idea is sound: communal pays every family in the country, the savings of a few thousand roubles would not hurt anyone now.
this, for example, thought the government of Georgia and France, where the citizens are released from payment of utility bills for the duration of the pandemic. And we have the press Secretary of the President Peskov called the proposal to waive the payment of utilities and to help people direct payments “superficial and populist”. Well, Yes, the French is good, the Russian – superficial.
the Idea to cancel the quarantine communal even embodied in the form of the bill. It was brought by the Deputy from LDPR Vlasov. Colleagues in the state Duma denounced the young parliamentarian to shame. Again with accusations of populism. In the Duma Committee on housing has predicted the death of the industry, it’s “in poor condition”.
the not so radical, but also quite humane and communal proposal was made by MP with the experience of Sergey Mironov. He introduced a bill to repeal the planned summer increase in utility tariffs. Justification is more than convincing – another communal growth will automatically lead to higher prices n�� the market of goods and services. This will also affect the people and staying to business owners of cafes, salons, retail outlets should regularly pay utility bills. Needless to say that the bill has no chance. The increase in rates is coming in a month.
Even the ruling party called for public relief, proposing to repeal the banking Commission for payment of utilities. Banks, of course, was very unhappy. Apparently, they managed to lobby for a compromise. The second reading of the bill had grown amendment, the Commission proposed to abolish for all citizens, as promised initially, but only for retirees and beneficiaries. However, nothing surprising: the financial sector is another “pet” of the state, as well as utilities. In any storm, and storms, they help the ruble and the law.
In Russia, the public sector is divided between the natural monopolies. In the absence of competition, they can dictate their pricing. It is difficult to imagine the conditions gracious, but the utility somehow still “on the verge of death”. We have many fat industry pretending to be poor and unhappy: the oil industry is constantly asking for tax benefits, the steel industry was saved from sanctions, and how much money poured into the banking sector! And the state every time to the rescue. The taxpayers ‘ money.
But as soon as the taxpayers (or someone for them) give voice with a request to help them, so it’s just populism. Don’t be surprised if populism is soon in prison will plant.
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