The increase in gas prices since may 1, establishes the conditions not compatible with life. On the President’s website is gathering votes petition in which the inhabitants of the country require the lifting of innovations to increase the cost of basic utility rates, made to last and the new government of the country. In a word, to return to those prices for utilities, which are maintained for a long time during the reign of Yanukovych.
From 1 may, the situation with utility payments that significantly beat on the pocket of the ordinary citizen, now became simply catastrophic. The public was particularly outraged by one of the first decisions of the new government, a new Prime Minister has established a single price for gas for the enterprises and населениz, eliminating, thus, the use of feed-in tariffs. Whereby the price of gas for the beneficiaries has increased on the order of 91% and is now at 6879 UAH per thousand cubic meters. The government believes such a figure is economically justified and fair, unlike the population, which was shocked by such changes. Groisman, under pressure from the International monetary Fund, claims that no revision of this tariff and can not be. Raising gas prices — one of the main conditions of the IMF cooperation with Ukraine.
To somehow smooth out the situation, on the same day, the government increases social standards. However, at a meager 6%, which in light of the prevailing inflation rate is almost imperceptible. So, the minimum wage now is 1 450 USD, up by 72 378 USD with 1 USD, the minimum pension is 1130 USD, and subsistence minimum is 1399 USD.
Furthermore, according to surveys and research, for a normal dignified life for Ukrainians need to get at least 20 thousand hryvnia per month (the study of the international HR portal Headhunter). This amount means good food, the opportunity to go on vacation, get an education and medical care. At the same time most citizens don’t have enough money until your next paycheck. Two out of five respondents in the study hh lack money almost every month, a quarter of respondents – at least once in three months. But at least half-yearly financial difficulties experienced by every eighth Respondent.
