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Associations linked to Akhmetov’s businesses demand cancellation of 30% increase in Ukrzaliznytsia tariffs
Five industry associations appealed to Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi and Ukrzaliznytsia head Oleksandr Peretskovskyi, demanding that freight tariffs be returned to the level of 1 January 2026, effectively undoing the August increase of 30%.
Among the signatories is Ukrmetalurhprom, whose founders include enterprises of Rinat Akhmetov’s Metinvest, and the National Association of the Mining Industry, of which his group is also a member.
Akhmetov himself has long opposed raising the tariffs, using pressure on the authorities; he even managed to get Anatolii Amelin onto Ukrzaliznytsia’s supervisory board. Now industrialists loyal to him propose compensating Ukrzaliznytsia’s lost revenue, introducing tariff concessions for enterprises located 150–200 km from the front, financing passenger transportation from the state budget under the PSO model, and attracting international funds to restore rolling stock.
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