Next year will bring the people of Russia next increase payments for housing and communal services. There are several reasons: First, the government approved the increase in tariffs at levels above inflation, and secondly, the State Duma is preparing to adopt the bill, which provides high penalties for non-payment "communal", and thirdly, the government is going to oblige citizens who are not having in the apartment metering of electricity and water, pay for these services on a third more expensive.
Along with the growing cost of public services, the Government toughens punishment of debtors. Later someone municipal problems will only increase, respondents believe "NO" experts - as appetites monopolists supplying resources in housing, has steadily increased, and the solvency of the Russians is rapidly falling.
In the next three years, the government plans to index the tariffs for utility services under the scheme "inflation + 1", that is based on the inflation rate of the previous year plus 1%. So, next year, the Mayor plans to increase citizens' utility payments by an average of 8.7%. In particular, the final price of electricity in the retail market will grow by 8.2-8.4%, the tariffs for water supply and sanitation will increase by 10.5%.
Recall that in the current year utility rates in the country were increased by 4.2%, the lowest growth in the last decade, however, the regions were given the right to increase the growth rate payments based on the investment needs of the local power industry and public utilities. As a result, the size of platezhek for utilities in some regions almost doubled. For example, in the Omsk region in August utility bills per square meter of housing residents treated in 48 rubles, and in September, 82 rubles. In Belgorod MPs want to allow local public utilities to increase tariffs from 200-300%. Such examples in the country a lot. Experts believe that the actions of regional authorities are illegal and to defend their rights, citizens should contact the antitrust authorities and Tariff Service. However, in practice, people often prefer not to run the chain of command, but simply do not pay the invoice to.
According to the government, housing is by far one of the most problematic areas of concern to Russia's population - about 60% of all complaints of citizens coming to the state authorities, contain complaints about the industry. Most people make a complaint to the quality of services as well as to the size of the accounts that they exhibit management companies. People do not understand why the cost of these services in the country is growing, and stop paying. To date, the amount of arrears for utility services is about $ 3 billion. Rubles.
In turn, management companies complain that the failure of utility payments negatively affect their financial position as resursosnabzhayuschie organizations collect debts it is with them. This reduces the quality of services provided to owners of apartments. It is a vicious circle.
The government in this case sided with the managers and went on increasing penalties for debtors. The State Duma in the autumn session plans to adopt a bill that unscrupulous taxpayers of housing services in arrears, will be required to pay a penalty equal to 1/170 of the refinancing rate, which is approximately 17% per annum. The document was discussed at a meeting of the relevant committee of the State Duma, and recommended to be adopted in the first reading. As told "NO" the chairman of the Duma Committee on Housing and Public Utilities Galina Khovanskaya now only discuss the details, such as what day of delay penalty charge. "I insist on the fact that the penalty for citizens as opposed to legal entities arose not from the first, and with the ninety-first day. A person should be sufficient time to solve their personal problems, "- she said. However resursopostavlyayuschie lobbying organization administering penalties from the first day of delay, explaining that they are not obliged to lend to the citizen and to provide him free of charge. According to Ms. Khovanskaya the current government took a month to amend the relevant bill.
Associate Professor Sergei RANHiGS Belolipetsky told NO "recalled that the increase in the size of penalties for non-payment of housing and communal services is not the first time discussed in the State Duma. "The first version of the bill is simply a ride, but the lobbyists are not asleep, and the deputies returned to the consideration of the document", - he said. According to experts, the problem of non-payments does exist. Another thing is that the cause can not be eliminated only by charging penalties. For example, the good citizens in personal circumstances may delay payment or simply forget to make a payment on time. For these clients, the penalty for late payment - it is an effective measure. But there are also marginalized citizens who basically do not intend to pay for utility services - they can not be affected by fines.
At the same time, the general director of the Institute for Urban Economics Alexander Puzanov welcomes the introduction of high penalties for late payment of utility bills. "In the overall structure of the debt is now financially bankrupt people take up very little space, while the debts are saving a lot of rich and wealthy citizens - it just once. Introduction of penalties will make this more disciplined troops, "- he said.
Another factor contributing to the increase in the amount of payment of utility services in the next year is to increase fees for Housing tenants who did not install water meters. Such in Russia about a third of the population. The Government is now considering the possibility of increasing the board to "draft dodgers" at 30% in the quarter. According to Deputy Minister of Construction and Housing Andrew lapwing, a quarterly increase of utility payments will continue as long as the tenants do not install a meter. Recall that the cost of installation varies from 3 to 8 thousand, and many people can not afford such expenses. According to experts, the financial pressure on them only provoke further growth in debt.
According to Mr. Belolipetsky, now respectable citizens pay their utility bills, despite the frequent increase in the size of payments. A typical example - the introduction of an additional fee for the repair of this year. "In the Moscow region the fee amounted to 7.3 rubles per square meter. Quite rather big sum even for a medium-sized apartment with view of the fact that it required monthly payment. I note that the introduction of the collection of people were not asked whether they agree so to repair their own property. In my opinion, it gives much lawlessness, but well-off strata of the population is swallowed, and 80% of owners pay the fee "- complained the source" NO ".
The expert said that this year the government three times made the decision to limit the utility tariffs, and none of them has not been fulfilled. The first time it was level - inflation minus 30%, then - the increase in tariffs for inflation, and now - inflation plus 1%. The situation is quite typical for our country - everyone knows that it is necessary for the economy to reduce tariffs of monopolies, but the lobby is the gas industry, power engineering and other monopolists is stronger than the arguments of reason.
It should be noted that the increase in utility tariffs in the coming years will continue even more rapid pace. The fact that the federal government wants to maximize the sector to attract private investors. According to the Minister of Construction and Housing Mikhail me to update this field should be $ 500 billion. Rubles annually. It's a lot of money, and given the fact under which high interest rates banks give loans, we can safely predict that all the "charms" of private investment burden will fall on the shoulders of the Russians. To the citizens could not wriggle out of this burden, the government is currently preparing a punitive legislative framework.
Deputies are working awesome measure that concerns the inclusion in the credit history of citizen information about delay in payment of utility bills, which, according to experts, will result in either an increase in the interest rate to the borrower, if any, the denial of credit. The fact that banks are currently not lending to problem borrowers due to the fact that the growth of arrears they are already growing. Consequently, the existing debt for utilities put an end to the possibility of man caught in a difficult situation, to refinance.
ale Grigorieva
Source: newizv.ru
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Actual Archive 2006
Benefits from planning and market-based approaches of the Government
Conflict of business and government turned a discussion of maximum tariffs for natural monopolies at yesterday's cabinet meeting. If last year was primarily a brawler "Gazprom", does not agree with the cuts in their appetites, yesterday it successfully replaced the chairman of the Board of RAO "UES" Anatoly Chubais. For starters, he promised Mikhail Fradkov doubling GDP by investing in energy, and then announced to German Gref, as his economic policy - not that other, as medieval palmistry.
That's really who have no palmistry, and net cash interest, since it is from Mr. Chubais. And thanks to his vigorous activity for more than fifteen years, we are told that in the Russian construction, though somehow awkward and difficult, the market economy, but presented at a meeting of the Government of the basic parameters of the three-year economic forecast, which indicated that in 2006, the rates for electricity will grow by 7.5%, prices for w / e. transportation to - 8% on gas - 11%, in 2007 electricity - 6.5%, on the w / e. transportation to - 7% on gas - 8%, in 2008 electricity - 5.5%, on the w / e. For transportation of 5.5%, for gas at 7%, plus inflation from 4 to 8%, some say otherwise.
The question is, where is the market relations, for which development as advocated by the current leaders? That develops the Ministry of Economic Development, laying such growth rates? And for Chubais and this is not enough. Maybe they know in advance that it is in the same proportion will increase costs for businesses that produce and supply of electricity and gas, as well as and the railroad? Of course not. And here, for the whole economy and for the citizens of this increase in tariffs will result in really rising production costs, higher prices for all goods and services, and thus slower growth, rising unemployment and declining living standards.
Government is the purest demagoguery, for which there are explicit plans to further deterioration of the people. And for citizens to raise tariffs scheduled at a faster rate than that of firms ... people just hang noodles on the ears. Like, a great blessing for him to be, if the rates in 2009 will grow by 6 per cent and not 8 as in 2007, that that the 6 per cent in 2009 in rubles will be more than 8 percent in 2007 , no one to explain to the people is not going to. And Prime Minister Fradkov, such verbal gymnastics seems quite satisfied.
Strange situation where ministers, at a meeting of the government claim that the growth rate of domestic production falling, like worried about our economy, and then, rather than to propose measures to overcome the situation, offer even more to strangle domestic producers increase tariffs electricity, gas, rail transport and the top has to cover inflation. To really sure.
Especially, it is strange to see such zeal ministers in our desire to help the "poor" monopolists, because the growth of these tariffs will not lead to the replenishment of the national budget, but rather the opposite, in fact fall profitability of industrial and agricultural producers and, as a consequence, reduce the taxable base.
What marketers pursue our ministers, laying the active growth of tariffs? Naturally, the answer to this question lies in the material interests and the interests of the so-called natural monopolies, can be traced very clearly. It is they, the owners of the monopolies, benefit from the growth rates. Without spending a penny on improving labor productivity or the conversion of production or to improve working methods, or to reduce the administrative apparatus, they receive a significant increase in profit. And to them and there is no need to do it. They, like any monopoly, seek to increase their income is by reducing production costs and prices by regulation, planning for growth rates. And, in this case, it is not necessary to have seven rocket scientist to figure out that our basic monopolies in the energy and gas industry, as well as, and railroad workers, lobbied for their own interests, and laid himself revenue growth. Prepared, so to speak, the soil itself, then to explain to the citizens that the rates are rising according to a government-approved plan.
But we do what ordinary citizens and the economy, is in no way easier. What a difference to us, as we will rob monopoly? According to the plan of the government, or when they want and how they want. Well, apparently, our ministers believe that the plan will be more fair.
It turns out that when people are asked why the prices for products and industrial goods, please rise to inflation, the officials say, that we are not and, as we have a market economy, and entrepreneurs set their own prices for their products, and inflation, as expressed Alexei Kudrin, in the newspaper "Izvestia", is due to the rapid growth of tariffs for housing and communal services. However, for unclear reasons, we, which is why growing tariffs for housing and communal services, the Minister of Finance as a modestly silent. But when the people, trying to figure out what has caused price increases for electricity and gas, he said that it planned government strategy.
Let us rejoice citizens! Finally, our government came the economic outlook, and not for one year, and the next three years, and now, according to their forecast, every year we will be more and more to pay for goods and services. However, along the way, we have learned, with whom our ministers are friends and who they dearer. But what are we from this knowledge?
Vitaly Gluhov
26/03/2006.
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