Residents of Kabardino-Balkaria were outraged by the increase in utility tariffs.
The increase in utility payments next year will be 11% instead of the previously forecasted 8.7%, the Ministry of Economic Development announced. Residents of Kabardino-Balkaria, commenting on this information on social media, complained that utility tariffs are rising faster than salaries and pensions. According to them, further increases will make payments unaffordable for many, as incomes are insufficient to cover utility services, food, and medicine.