Kyiv will not be able to provide free travel without compensation from the government, - Klitschko.
Kyiv is ready to introduce free travel on public transport, but this requires compensation from the state budget, because the maintenance of the capital's transport costs about UAH 20 billion.
This was announced by Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko.
The head of the capital noted that the municipality cannot cover these costs by itself, "especially in the conditions of preparing for winter." He pointed out that it is especially fuel costs for transportation.
"We are ready to do it, but there must be compensation," Klitschko said.
Earlier, Klitschko said that the government owes Kiev more than 8 billion hryvnias for donations for free transportation of beneficiaries for 11 years.
And the introduction of free travel on city buses, trolleybuses and trams of Kyiv will require about UAH 2.2 billion of budget compensation per year.
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