More than 2.5 thousand people came to the rally against the increase of tariffs for housing and communal services in Novosibirsk. On Sunday, March 19, TASS said the representative of the municipality.
At the beginning of the action one of those present threw into the opposition politician Alexei Navalny a few eggs, according to “Komsomolskaya Pravda. Novosibirsk”. The violator was detained by the police.
As explained TASS, earlier deputies of the 95 percent of the regional municipalities approved the increase of payment for utility services in the field of heating and sanitation from 1 July 2017, an average of 15 percent. Despite the fact that the Federal government has limited the growth of tariffs of 4 percent, the regions have the right to increase this level by agreeing on the decision of local deputies.
The document was approved in mid-January, and the first protest against rising prices for housing and communal services by 15 percent the residents of Novosibirsk staged on January 28, according to “Kasprowy”. Then the action was attended by about 500 persons who demanded to cancel the order of the Governor to increase tariffs.