Sverdlovsk utility companies reported record losses in the housing and utilities sector.
In the Sverdlovsk Region more than half of enterprises in the housing and utilities sector are operating at a loss, the portal 66.RU reports, citing data from Sverdlovskstat.
Thus, among companies engaged in electricity and gas supply, more than 69% are in the red, while in the water supply, sewerage and waste collection and disposal segment — 53.7%.
The total amount of losses reached 5.5 billion rubles — five times more than at the beginning of the year, when the figure stood at 1.1 billion.
Until July the situation remained stable, but in the following months losses rose sharply and reached record highs.
Recall that from December 1 the method of calculating heating payments in Yekaterinburg is changing.
Russia has approved indices for increases in utility service fees in the regions. From January the increase will be uniform across the country and will amount to 1.7%. In the Sverdlovsk Region the average increase will already be 9.6% this autumn.
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Sverdlovsk utility companies reported record losses in the housing and utilities sector.
In Sverdlovsk Oblast, more than half of housing and communal services enterprises are operating at a loss, the portal 66.RU reports, citing data from Sverdlovskstat.
