The average period outstanding for all the services was one month.
The arrears of the citizens of Ukraine (not taking into account those living in the Crimea, Sevastopol and the part of ATO area) in payment of utility bills as of the end of January was UAH 10 bln 774.3, having increased by 22.03% versus last December, the State Statistics Service reported on March 1.
In January 2016 Ukrainians paid utility bills for UAH 5.9 billion (56.8% of amounts, accrued for this period). The highest payment level of the country is fixed in the Volynska and Cherkassy regions (159.3% and 118.3% respectively), the lowest level – in Ternopil (19.7%).
The citizens of Ukraine paid for electricity in January UAH 1 bln 438.5 mln (106.6% of amounts, accrued for this period).