Yakutia Adopts Plan to Slash Housing Subsidies by 10% by 2030
The Republic of Yakutia has adopted a comprehensive plan to tackle rising subsidies for inter-tariff differences in the housing sector. The plan aims to reduce the burden on the budget and utilities sector by 2028 and achieve a 10% reduction by 2030. Head of the Republic, Aisen Nikolaev, has emphasized the need for systemic steps to achieve this goal.
The plan includes several measures to improve energy efficiency and reduce expenses. These involve converting boilers to gas, reviewing fuel supply logistics, modernizing infrastructure, developing new fields, optimizing vacant housing stock, and reducing enterprise expenses. Additionally, proposals include accelerating metering, increasing energy efficiency, optimizing expenses, strengthening control over investment programs, and revising tariff decisions.
Currently, only 50% of multi-apartment buildings with the technical possibility have heat energy meters installed. Installing meters in all eligible buildings could save up to 2.5 billion rubles in subsidies annually. The main expense remains heat energy, accounting for 71 to 77% of the total subsidies. From 2022 to 2024 and five months of 2025, a total of 104 billion rubles in subsidies were paid for the intertariff difference. Despite this, the level of payment discipline among the population in Yakutia remains high at 95.5%.
The organizations involved in planning the reduction of subsidies include the regional government of the Republic of Sakha, local municipal authorities, and relevant regional economic and financial departments. The adopted plan aims to contain the growth of subsidies and reduce the volume by at least 10% by 2030, relieving pressure on the budget and housing utilities sector.
