Ministerial Decree No.707 regarding regulating the system of payment for dwelling and public utilities. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Sewerage Subsidy/incentive Water charges Water supply Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The Premier decrees for the purpose of improvement of social protection of citizens in the process of reformation of the system of payment for dwelling and public utilities, decrees to provide for the complete passage to the total coverage of dwelling and public utilities payment by 2003. The structure of payment must include first payment fort the coverage of running costs of dwelling and engineering infrastructure and the second payment for public utilities. The Premier decrees to validate the Regulation on the modalities of concession of subsidies for the payment of dwelling and public utilities. Subsidies for the compensation of the expenditure for dwelling and public utilities are conceded to the citizens by regional executive bodies and local administration within the limits of social norm of living space and the norm of consumption of public utilities. In calculating the amount of compensation it is inadmissible to exclude some communal services such as water supply, sewerage, hot water supply. Full text Russian References - Legislation Implements Law No. 4218-I on basic federal housing policy. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1992 Keyword: Land reform, Land tenure, Ownership, Urban land, Land-use planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX