Gas and water to rise by 40% - rates will keep their counters only

Government of motivational force people to install water meters. From 1 January 2012 the chief executive organ of the country intends to raise the price of gas and water by 20%, the same thing again should happen on January 1, 2013. Rising prices will apply to those consumers who use these resources without the counters, ie for unlimited calling. Utilities and gas windfall will be spent on subsidies to people who have installed water meters. Thus, the Russian government to artificially make the citizens pay for the services of companies that produce and sets a counter for gas and water. As deputy minister of regional development, Anatoly Popov, was chosen over the optimal variant of the transition to mass installation of meters. Previously assumed two-fold increase in tariffs from January 1, 2011 and four times - from January 1, 2012. Corrected the initiative at the request of the Minister Viktor Basargin. However, the rate of two-and fourfold increase in tariffs over the next two years still remained for non-residential premises in the private and multi-family homes. It turns out that already went to the countdown to the significant cost of tariffs - from people to purchase the counters remained almost 16 months. This service will cost a pretty penny: the purchase and installation of equipment will cost from 15 to 20 thousand rubles. If rates rise will not, the money will be pay back for a few years.