OREANDA-NEWS. December 05, 2011. Tyumen Regional Arbitration Court confirmed legitimacy of an over 2-million fine imposed by Tyumen OFAS Russia upon “Teplo Tyumeni” Ltd. for violating the pricing procedures, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.  

The case was initiated upon a petition from “Zarechny-60” Housing Department. The Commission of Tyumen OFAS Russia established that the company applied the method of payment calculation set for legal entities. However, “Zarechny-60” Housing Department buys heating energy only for physical persons residing in the houses served by “Zarechny-60”. Thus, the payment should have been calculated according to the norms for consumption of utility services for the population. Also such method of payment calculation should only be used if the houses do not have in-house meters.

“Our actions regarding resource-supplying organisations that violate the antimonopoly law help reduce the end-payment for the resources used by consumers. The residents can recover the money for the past three years from the company or request recalculation of their payments”, said the Head of Tyumen OFAS Russia, Mr. Dmitry Shalabodov