On the initiative of the speaker of the press service of the state Duma, citing statements Volodin at a meeting with energy Minister Alexander Novak. Discussion of deputies to the head of Ministry took place the day before in video format.
As reported in the state Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin has raised the issue of the Board of religious organizations for energy – gas, electricity. We are talking about churches, mosques, synagogues, Buddhist temples, monastic complexes that often include shelters.
currently, religious organizations are paying for gas and electricity at market prices, as they are not related to preferential categories of consumers, explained in a press-service.
the Head of the lower house, reportedly proposed to consider the issue of changing the tariff, citing the following arguments: activities of religious organizations at the expense of donations of citizens, and especially now they are closed to the public in connection with the spread of coronavirus.
the meeting discussed the possibility of including religious organizations in a preferential group of consumers “population”. According to the report, Vyacheslav Volodin and Alexander Novak agreed that the state Duma and the Ministry of energy calculate all costs and try to find the solution to this problem.
