Gas and water meters in apartment buildings lead to cuts in government housing subsidies by 30

Gas and water meters in apartment buildings lead to cuts in government housing subsidies by 30%, Interfax-Ukraine reports, citing a report by the Accounting Chamber. When families have responsibility for their own consumption, they consume less, the Chamber concludes. In the Soviet era, metering was at the building level or not at all. The government seeks to install meters in every apartment over the next five years. In the largest budget transfer to the population, utility subsidies this year are to total $2.7 billion.