Month: May 2015

At the regular session of the Regional Council, the deputies adopted the decision “On the Regional program of housing construction development in Transcarpathian region for 2015”.

The purpose and objectives of this decision is to implement the National Strategy for Regional Development until 2015 and establish a mechanism of coordination and harmonization of sectoral programs of regional development with the strategic objectives of the state regional development policy.

The program will be funded at the expense of state, local budgets and other sources of funding. Measures for achieving program targets on commissioning of housing in 2015 and provision the population with housing require expenditures from the budgets of all levels, the public and other sources in the amount of UAH 22.1 million.

In 2014, the regional program of housing construction development in Transcarpathian region was fulfilled at 103%. The volume of housing commissioning increased in 8 administrative units of the region, including Beregovo, Volovets, Mizhhirya, Rakhiv, Svalyava, Tyachiv and Khust districts, the city of Uzhgorod.

After a long decline, the construction of appartment blocks has intensified in the past four years, particularly in the cities of regional importance.

Under the program, it is provided to allocate in 2015 public investments for the completion of housing units with the construction readiness of not less than 70%. In the construction of these objects, it is provided that at least 50% of the necessary products and materials must be made domestically.

At the regular session of the Regional Council, the deputies adopted an appeal to the government to reduce tariffs for natural gas for individuals. 71 deputies voted for this decision.

Transcarpathian Regional Council Chairman Volodymyr Chubirko commented on the appeal, which was adopted at the today’s session.

“I am grateful to the deputies of the Regional Council for having supported Transcarpathian community today. The Regional Council adopted an appeal to the central government demanding to revise tariffs for energy. We gave Kyiv the signal that Transcarpathians find existing tariffs inflated”, – the Chairman of the Regional Council wrote on his page on facebook.

He added: “A third of gas equipment of inhabitants of the region is unaccounted, and even during heating season, people pay 7,18 per cubic meter. That is residents of the region can not even take advantage of the preferential tariff. People’s incomes have not increased, and prices have increased significantly. People rose and claimed their rights. Deputies fully support them.”

“Therefore in our appeal we demand to:
1. Suspend the decision of the National Commission, which sets tariffs for energy.
2. Reduce the set gas tariffs to affordable level.
3. Offer real mechanisms to stimulate private households to switch to alternative energy sources
4. Overcome corruption in the energy sector, minimize the impact of oligarchical groups in this industry.
5. Introduce moratorium on tariff increase,” – Volodymyr Chubirko said.