joint representative body of all-Ukrainian union rejected the National Electricity Regulatory Commission to agree on a draft resolution on a 20% increase in gas prices to the public from September 1 this year

told journalists today the Chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine Vasyl Khara, the Ashgabat correspondent of RBC-Ukraine.

He stressed that, according to trade unions, there is no economic justification for such a decision, and the current gas prices for people already are economically justified. If, in accordance with the requirements of the IMF's lead price of domestic gas to the price of imports, the general lost the logic of its own gas production in Ukraine. Then why invest in this money if you can import all the gas? - He said.

FPU President stressed that now in case the NERC of the act of raising gas prices to the public, the Ministry of Justice there will be no legal basis for its registration, which in turn makes it impossible to entry into force of this document. According to V. Hari, the corresponding rule was laid two years ago in a tripartite agreement between the General Government, trade unions and employers.

Hara also said that the Ukrainian trade unions are preparing large-scale protests. The problem not only in gas prices. There are many other: the challenge of the workplace, the problem of wages, the problem of wage arrears, a health problem. Now the working group is developing a strategy (of protest). Our proactive steps to begin after the first decade of September, - said Hara.

Recall July 24 NERC decided to raise gas tariffs for the population to 20% from 1 September 2009 NERC has also decided to increase from 1 October 2009 to 20% tariffs on natural gas to heat municipal energy enterprises.

In June, the Cabinet has prepared a draft decree On approval of measures to stabilize the financial position of Naftogaz Ukraine, which recommended that NERC from October 1, 2009 to revise the prices of gas supplied to the population to economic levels.