The procedure for forming utility tariffs has changed: whom does the decision apply to?

The procedure for forming utility tariffs has changed: to whom does the decision apply?

The joint decision of the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Economy was state-registered by the Ministry of Justice on October 23, 2026, under No. 2198-3.

According to the updated preamble of the Regulation, the document regulates the determination of the composition of costs and tariffs for the following services provided by business entities whose main type of activity is not the provision of utility services:

- drinking water supply;

- wastewater disposal;

- hot water supply;

- heating, that is, heat supply.

In accordance with paragraph 2 of the Regulation, these organizations independently set the prices of the utility services they provide, complying with the requirements of competition legislation and the Regulation.

At the same time, state regulation of tariffs is established to be carried out in accordance with Cabinet of Ministers Decision No. 722 of December 29, 2023, and other legislative acts.

By the decision, paragraphs 5, 8, and 23 of the regulation were declared invalid. Also, the reference in the appendix regarding the calculation of resource consumption and technological losses in the production and transmission of thermal energy was updated. Now it indicates the regulation registered on June 4, 2026, under No. 3846.

The document does not establish new prices for utility services or the amount of tariff increases. The changes apply to the procedure for forming tariffs.

The decision is set to enter into force on the day of its official publication. The document was published in the National Database of Legislation on October 24, 2026.