{"id":157163,"date":"2024-12-12T16:44:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T06:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=58484"},"modified":"2024-12-12T16:44:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T06:44:26","slug":"ukrainian-railways-proposes-37-tarrif-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=157163","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Railways proposes 37% tarrif increase"},"content":{"rendered":"

The supervisory board of Ukrainian Railways (UZ) approved a new indexation of its freight tariffs, which might rise by 37 per cent. The proposal will now be evaluated by the Ukrainian Tariff Council under the Ministry of Community and Territorial Development. If approved, it would be first tariff increase since the summer of 2022.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The company said it has to raise tariffs due to higher expenses. \u201cPrices for electricity have increased by 166 per cent, diesel by 110 per cent, spare parts for diesel locomotives by 217 per cent, spare parts for electric locomotives by 22 per cent, bearings by 37 per cent, solid- rolled wheels by 20 per cent, etc\u2026,\u201d UZ specified.<\/p>\n

Because of these cost increases, the company claims it was unable to sufficiently carry out repairs to the infrastructure and rolling stock or adapt the salaries of rail workers. \u201cIndexation will allow for the financing of rolling stock and infrastructure repairs at the minimum necessary level. Otherwise, there will be significant risks to the continued safe operation of the state’s critical infrastructure\u201d, UZ continued.<\/p>\n