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The state Duma rejected a proposal to extend the free privatization of housing

Госдума отклонила предложение продлить бесплатную приватизацию жилья

The state Duma rejected the bill, which provided for the extension of the opportunity for free to privatize housing until March 1, 2018, the Agency urban news “Moscow”.

The Deputy Chairman of the Committee on housing policy and housing and communal services Alexander Sidyakin said that in 21 years, while privatization was extended four times. To date, 70% of housing that could theoretically be privatized, and is owned by Russians.

“Everyone who wanted to use it, used it, said Sidyakin. – We extended the term of privatization, as we were joined by Crimea and Sevastopol. We had to give them the opportunity to benefit from privatization.”

According to Sidyakin, in recent times, when the state Duma extended free housing privatization, the queues for this service was not observed, indicating a lack of demand for the service.

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