The state monopoly “Ukrzaliznytsia” has turned to the idea of increasing the profitability of Vantazhoperevezen – why did you ever look like this? the so-called unification (harmonization) of tariffs.
RBC-Ukraine informs about this via submissions to the GMK Center.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft document that there is an increase in the productivity of transportation of hardware materials by 52%, ore and coal – by 7%, turning of empty cars – by 67%. However, such “equalization” does not comply with the principles of European tariff setting.
“Unification” of tariffs for vans transported by “Ukrzaliznytsya” – the establishment of new tariffs for all types of vans, regardless of the technology and quality of transportation. This approach has a daily cost-effective treatment, while skin care has its own consistency, and it cannot be the same for everyone. A simple equalization of the two most important materials—ore and grain—shows the difference. To transport ore, less UZ infrastructure is required, and less for grain on freight trains. According to the assessment of the FRTU, for the equalization of river transport obligations, to ensure the exportation of ore, it is necessary to have 22 times less loading stations and 5 times less length of routes. In addition, for the export of grain, the work of 20 sorting stations with hundreds of shunting locomotives is necessary, just as for the transportation of ore, the sorting stations do not require combustion,” indicate the analysts of the newspaper.
Therefore, it makes sense to divide the complex transportation service into different services – for example, the formation of a train at the Navantazhenya station, the replacement of low-functioning infrastructure, and the transportation of a locomotive in a long-term position on a train. Even the cost of transporting tons of goods on a train with a locomotive pulling one car will be different from transporting on a train with a locomotive pulling 50 cars, apparently according to experts.
“Ukrzaliznytsia” steadily appeals to the “market minds”. Well, there can be a practice that comes out of the economical recovery of expenditures for the provision of services. Because in the market of transport services, clients pay an economical fixed price for the service itself, which they experience. In the transport services market, clients do not subsidize the transportation of other items. This itself is the basic principle of tariff regulation in the European Union,” declares the GMK Center.
Instead of raising tariffs and increasing emphasis on business, experts will address the accumulated problems of many fatalities: operational inefficiency, corruption during procurement, cross-subsidization of over-the-counter passenger transport Yes, a great, low-functioning infrastructure.
“On thought to business, a comprehensive reform of tariffs for vantage transport may include the inclusion of subsidies for over-the-counter passenger transport from the subsidy tariff, removing the link to the type of vantage, replacement of any kind A tariff based on service-by-service has been implemented, and the principle has been implemented – the employee must pay for the services he provides. Business has the right to vote, because as a result of the “harmonization”, the expenses of vanguards can increase by another 10-15%, to reach a record increase in tariffs in early 2022. Today’s urgent tariffs of Ukrzaliznytsia, re-insurance in dollars, are already 25-60% higher than the 2019-2021 level,” sums up the GMK Center.
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