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Moscow. The Russian Democratic Party "Yabloko" and
its faction in the State Duma continue advocating a review of
the state programme of housing and communal reform.
There is nothing new in suggestions from the Government. Despite
all its efforts it can't reject accusations that the housing and
communal reform has primarily fiscal purposes, Sergei Mitrokhin,
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Democratic Party "Yabloko"
and Deputy Chief of the State Duma Committee for local government
issues informed journalists. He commented on the results of an
expanded Board meeting of "Gosstroy" of Russia with
the assistance of Deputy Prime Minister Victor Khristenko concerning
housing and communal reform. The meeting was held on January 23.
It is as usual very important for the Government to pass on
to 100% payments of public utilities, and as usual there are no
guarantees that their quality will improve, - the deputy noted.
He fears that during the housing and communal reform there will
be mass breaches of the population’s social rights, and that tariffs
will increase 2.5-3 times once payments are passed on in full
for public utilities.
"Yabloko" plans to push for adoption by the State
Duma of proposed corrections in Article 15 of the Federal Statute
"Foundations of Federal Housing Politics". The corrections
will be considered at the end of February.
The Press Service of the faction "Yabloko" in the
State Duma of the Russian Federation notes that acceptance of
the corrections will make it possible:
- To protect the housing and communal rights of citizens for
the implementation of the reform;
- To prioritise structural reorganizations in the housing and
communal services system over purely fiscal goals;
- To reduce the increase in tariffs on housing and communal
services;
- To ensure competitionin the activity of communal services;
- To guarantee government support for housing owner associations;
- To prohibit privatization of the communal services before
their demonopolization;
- To provide special conditions to carry out the reforms in
regions of the Far North.
See also:
Housing
and communal reform
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