Ukranian government to increase freight rates by 30%
Published: Wed, 2015-01-07 16:30The Ukranian government will increase freight rates on national railway transportations by 30% this year, according to an official spokesman of the Ukranian government.
This should provide additional funds for further development of the Ukranian railway industry and should allocate additional funds for reconstruction of railway infrastructure in the east of the country, which was damaged as a result of the military conflict.
According to the Ukranian Ministry of Infrastructure, the increase of tariffs will allow to obtain additional funds in the amount of $8.99 billion hryvnia (about US$600 million).