OREANDA-NEWS. April 13, 2011. During a television project "Conversation with the Country" by the President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovych was raised several issues, including on tariff policy in housing and communal area.

Appropriate steps to address them have been taken by the Government.

In order to prevent the introduction of economically unjustified tariffs, prevent their rapid growth and ensure effective government regulation of natural monopolies in the market for utilities Law of Ukraine "On National Commission regulation of utility services of Ukraine" provides the creation of a special independent regulator in the areas of heating, water supply and sanitation.

By the end of the formation of this Commission the functions of government regulation in the sphere of the services is provided by the National Electricity Regulatory Commission.

Currently, under regulation of the National Electricity Regulatory Commission falls 241 thermal power utilities, which provide 77% of the total supply of thermal power generation in Ukraine, as well as 68 companies a centralized water supply and sewerage systems, which provide 70% of the total water supply in Ukraine. The number of licensees, whose activities are governed by an independent regulator, will gradually increase.

Regulation of tariffs for the maintenance of buildings is carried local authorities. In order to prevent over-mentioned tariffs State Price Inspection and State housing inspection together with local authorities carried out continuously check their validity.

Reducing the cost price of building maintenance and improvement of service quality contributes to the creation of condominium associations. In such associations the inhabitants themselves determine the necessary list of services for home and frequency of their provision and are able to control the use of funds collected.

State support for reforming the Housing and Communal Services only in the last year made it possible to create such associations in 1704. Total in Ukraine operates 12 037 condominium associations.

In conditions of raising tariffs for housing and utilities Government took care of to support the poor - reduced percentage of average income families spent on the services in the appointment of housing subsidies and significantly simplified the procedure for obtaining them.