The Russian authorities decided to introduce additional benefits for poor electricity benefits, the measure can be implemented by increasing tariffs for high-income citizens. This is reported by the newspaper Izvestia.
The appropriate sentence speaks in the minutes of the meeting of the Commission of the Russian State Council in the direction of “Energy”.
Among the measures indicates the raising tariff for citizens with high income and the subsidization of the tariff for low-income citizens, the introduction of the advanced tariff growth rates for the population. The proposal will be submitted to Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting on the development of electric power industry.
At the moment, electricity tariffs are regulated by the state, and resource providers cover their costs by increasing tariffs for business. The volume of such subsidies is already 239 billion rubles per year.
In Russia, since April 1, some benefits were canceled, which were introduced due to a coronavirus pandemic. For example, people over 65 can not make sick leave against the background of self-insulation regime. The recommendations of the Central Bank on the restructuring of loans for those who have found coronavirus or have fallen a lot of income due to a pandemic.