At a session of the RT State Committee on tariffs, Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov said that 2012 was not easy for the Committee since certain serious measures aimed at improvement of tariff regulation system were implemented.

In particular, cross-subsidisation in the sphere of heat and water supply, water disposal and partially in electric power industry was completely liquidated. In accordance with the RT President’s assignment, to relieve social tension a number of social protection decisions were made.

Results of work in 2012 were summarized and tasks of Tatarstan tariff policy for the current year were discussed.

Chairman of the RT State Committee on tariffs Marat Zaripov said that only economically sound costs of organisations are taken into account upon fixing tariffs. According to last year’s results, overall economic benefit from state regulation of tariffs made 14.5 bln rubles.

Speaking about other tasks for 2013, Ildar Khalikov noted that regional basic standard costs for energy and communal enterprises should be developed, and economic feasibility of costs of heat network companies should be checked.