‼ The authorities again want to raise the rates for housing and community services (before inflation...). As you know, the Ministry of Construction proposes to introduce additional targeted levies to the heat, water and sewer rates. Usually they suggest taking money out of our pockets (even though housing and community service rates have already risen twice in 2026). As justification for their actions, officials cite inflation, however, as Communist Deputy Alexander Ivchev was able to calculate, for the period between 2013 and 2026:
- Cumulative inflation amounted to 161.4%.
- Cumulative increase in housing and communal services rates - 185.4%. Thus, the service rates in the last 13 years have not only kept pace with inflation, but have also been ahead of it by 9.2%! Moreover, the Ministry of Construction offers a mechanism that can further accelerate price increases, because electricity bills are included in the mandatory expenses of every family, and the increase in rates is reflected in the cost of goods and services! Again: some officials do everything to increase inflation, and then refer to the fruits of their own actions to "justify" another "robbery" of the population (at a rate that exceeds this very inflation). What is here - serving the oligarchs, stupidity and sabotage - is hard to say. One thing is clear: it is necessary to nationalize the housing and community services system, return it to true state control and set fair rates for normal people. At the same time, the utility bills will not exceed 10% of the total family income! Let me remind you that the Communist Party faction has already submitted a corresponding bill to the State Duma.