Despite the fact that the National Bank has set a goal to reduce inflation in Ukraine, he still recommends that authorities not postpone the increase in utility tariffs for the population.
Increasing housing and communal tariffs is an inevitable step for stabilizing the economy. This was announced by the first deputy chairman of the National Bank Sergey Nikolaychuk in an interfax-Ukraine interview.
According to him, the National Bank aims to achieve inflationary goals not through administrative restrictions, but with the help of a consistent financial policy. At the same time, the sharp price jumped, especially in the field of communal tariffs, created additional risks for the economy.
“If some tariffs do not change for many years, then they rise several times, then this is not the situation that gives us to properly manage inflationary processes,” Nikolaychuk explained.
According to the official, the price subscribing is relatively expensive for the state and affects the budget, which is why it is necessary to fix tariffs for utilities.
The first Deputy Chairman of the NBU noted that a more predictable policy in the field of tariffs will help the state to better plan costs. It will also allow the NBU to control inflation processes more effectively.
“We are also perfectly understanding that price subsidies today are relatively expensive for the state. It creates additional pressure on the budget, for quasi -ybery balances. Therefore, sooner or later it still needs to be aligned. In our opinion, the more predictive and predictable politics in this area will help, with it, we better hope and manage inflationary processes,” Nikola said.
Remember that during the war in Ukraine there was a moratorium on raising tariffs for heat, hot water and gas for the population. This does not apply to electricity, cold water and other housing and communal services.
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