The Ministry of Construction and Housing and Utilities

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The authorities are discussing the introduction of a single payment for housing and communal services — using the readings of apartment and common house meters. Currently, there is no single form, and common house readings are often not reflected in them. As a result, citizens do not understand what they are paying for. This measure is being assessed by the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Digital Development, and other agencies.

told Izvestia that the initiative japan cell phone number list will be implemented by switching to electronic payment documents in the State Information System for Housing and Utilities. The innovation will make the payment for housing and utilities more transparent and eliminate fraud, experts believe.

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The Ministry of Construction is discussing the possibility of introducing "unified payment documents using individual and common house meters for utility resources" in Russia. This follows from a letter from the ministry to the Ministry of Digital Development and other agencies following a corresponding meeting in mid-December 2022 (Izvestia has a copy).

Currently, there is no unified form, often the general house readings are not shown in the payment receipts, and citizens do not understand what exactly they are paying for, said Pavel Sklyanchuk, an expert with the People's Front. Usually, the receipts only indicate the amount of expenses for general house needs (including, for example, cleaning the entrances) without a detailed breakdown, he added.

The press service of the Ministry of Construction told Izvestia that "the implementation of the measure involves a transition to electronic payment documents for housing and communal services," which will be generated in the state information system for housing and communal services (GIS Housing and Communal Services). The initiative is aimed at improving the quality and accessibility of information on charges and payments by consumers for housing and communal services, as well as reducing the costs of paying for printing and delivery of paper receipts, the ministry said. The editorial staff also sent a request to the Ministry of Digital Development.