Aleksey Pesoshin: Tariff regulation is a strategic tool of state policy defining quality of life of all Tatarstan residents

On 16 January, speaking at an expanded meeting of the collegium of Tatarstan State Committee for Tariffs dedicated to results of 2025, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that tariff regulation is a strategic tool of state policy defining quality of life of all Tatarstan residents.

He stated that the issues of tariffs setting is the point where interests of population, business and the state overlap. The State Committee is facing a difficult task of finding an optimal balance when tariffs will be socially just for the population and at the same time create necessary conditions for the sustainable development of enterprises in the communal, power and transport spheres.

“The information openness is very important here. People and business must understand what the tariff is set of and which factors influence its changes. This is an issue of trust to the power. The State Committee should continue a practice of public discussions when setting the tariff policy and to ensure control over compliance with established maximum indices for the growth of citizens' utility bills,” the Head of the regional Government emphasized.

The wearing of utility networks remains a serious issue and timely modernization of communal infrastructure will make it possible to provide uninterrupted high-quality services to the population and to improve the energy efficiency of organizations, Aleksey Pesoshin said and added that according to a Memorandum signed between Tatarstan and Russian Ministry of Construction more than 1bn rubles will be allocated on this purpose from tariff sources in 2026. He gave an errand to heads of cities and regions and branch ministries to ensure timely updating heat, water supply, and sanitation schemes and issuing technical specifications for the development of investment programs and to regulated entities - to ensure their complete and high quality fulfillment with taking measures to optimize expenses.

As Tatarstan traditionally is the leader in introducing the advanced managerial practices, Aleksey Pesoshin gave an errand to the Committee together with the Ministry of Digital Development of the republic to ensure testing of the Federal State Information System Tariff which is being implemented in Russian regions.

The Chairman of Tatarstan State Committee for Tariffs Renat Gaynutdinov reported about results of work of the Committee in 2025 and in conclusion of the meeting Aleksey Pesoshin handed in a number of state awards of the republic.