Ukrzaliznytsia initiated an increase in the tariff for Vantage transported by 37%. In its application, the company brought up a whole series of arguments regarding the need for such a decision, but most of its arguments are manipulative, and do not protect the Ukrainian industry. economy at a glance.
RBC-Ukraine reports about this from reports to the GMK Center.
Analysts indicate that the main argument of Ukrzaliznytsia for the need to increase tariffs is to increase Vitrat from the moment remaining indexation, and the fact that the price index of industrial products grows by 176.4%.
“However, such a motivation is absurd. The very increase in tariffs of state monopolies and Ukrzaliznytsia implies an increase in prices for industrial manufacturers – which will increase the cost of logistics and for them “As a result, business pushes up product prices,” said the GMK Center.
The prices of Ukrainian industrialists in the minds of the war have increased, and all types of expenses have increased significantly. In this case, after 2022-2023. The increase in industrial prices has begun to calm down: in 2025 the increase will be less than 11.1% (chest to last year).
“Relying only on the increase in prices of producers seems very incorrect. Following this logic, for example, if in 2020 the prices of producers fell by 7.4%, Ukrzaliznytsia is unlikely to reduce tariffs for However, every time in all its history, “Ukrzaliznytsia” has not looked at tariffs in favor of reductions, regardless of economic reasons,” says Aurum Group leader Alona Lebedeva.
Another argument of Uzbekistan is the waste of funds for the repair of a dilapidated warehouse and infrastructure. By the end of 2024, Ukrzaliznytsia plans to carry out various types of repairs on 1,200 km of roads. It is effective to the minimum required. At the same time, the increase in UZ tariffs may always be motivated by the need to increase the obligation to invest in infrastructure, otherwise everything will eventually end up in the investment plan by 50-60%, were raised at the GMK Center.
“The additional motive of “Ukrzaliznytsia” is to stimulate profit activity. However, the company withdraws without indexation of tariffs. Over the course of three quarters in 2024, net profit has become 1.66 billion UAH. Not many companies in Ukraine can boast of profitable activity. Why then can the company be guaranteed to take excess profits if the business operates in the red and at the margins? They didn’t explain that to anyone,” summarized in the GMK Center.
Previously, the head of the Federation of Transport Workers, Orest Klympush, stated that the increase in tariffs of Ukrzaliznytsia in the minds of the military camp is the wrong direction: through this, they flow into the vantages, and we We will spend roads, and billions of dollars will be spent on everyday life. In addition, this can lead to a loss of trust among the population in ministerial decisions.
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