MOSCOW, Russsia / United
Press International / World
News / October 21, 2011
The average gas bill for one house in Russia's Volgograd
Region is between $2,249 and $3,856, which is far more than a lot of people can
afford, ITAR-Tass reported.
Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev attends a round table meeting at the G8 Summit in
Deauville, France, May 26, 2011. UPI
"The subsidizing mechanism of the
interest rate of a credit is correct, but in some cases people just cannot take
this credit, as this is the responsibility of municipal authorities. Elderly
people, veterans should receive it freely," Medvedev said.
Medvedev
offered working citizens a gas credit with an interest rate paid by employers
and local authorities.
"It is necessary to evaluate who can
pay [for the connection to the gas supplies] and who cannot pay for it,"
Medvedev said.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin agreed with
Medvedev's proposal, saying, the allocations will have to be made from the
regional budget.
"We will ask deputies and governors
to bear in mind that this is our sphere of responsibility," Putin said.
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