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A shock increase in the price of water as well.

Since the beginning of August, residents of the Burgas region have been paying a 60% higher price for drinking water.

The decision was made on July 29 by the Commission for Energy and Water Regulation, reports Nova TV.

Days after the decision, the mayor of the municipality of Burgas filed a complaint with the administrative court, with which he appealed the decision of the regulator.

Since the beginning of August, citizens of Burgas have already paid 4.39 for a cubic meter of drinking water compared to 2.80 a few days ago.

The mayor and municipal councilors in Burgas, as well as in many municipalities in the region, objected to the new prices.

Burgas will appeal against the drastic increase in the price of water by 60%

In the height of the season, hoteliers in Sunny Beach are dissatisfied with the surprising prices of water.

In the prices for the holiday packages, the new figures are not set.  

The hoteliers are adamant that in order to save costs there is no way to stop the water this season, nor to limit the use of the pools, but the new bills would be reflected in the increase in vacation prices next summer.

"We can somehow save ourselves, but we will increase the prices for overnight stays by another 20% next year.

And now we have to increase them by another 20 - that means 40%.

But this cannot be to infinity.

With this, we risk killing a prosperous business called "tourism", said the deputy chairman of BHRA Veselin Nalbantov. 

From Water Supply and Sewerage - Burgas did not want to stand in front of our camera to comment on the dissatisfaction of the business.

The motives were shared a week before the decision of the commission for energy and water regulation. 

"The price of electricity was BGN 95 per MWh, and a day ago it reached BGN 800, which is shocking.

This is an 8-fold increase for all, not only for us in the plumbing sector, but also for the entire business in Bulgaria," explained Dimitar Gyurov from Plumbing.

 It became clear that the increase in plumbing services and the upcoming investments laid down in the "Business Plan for 2022-2026"

in the Burgas region, were unanimously accepted by the members of the Burgas Plumbing Association.

However, the mayor of Burgas filed a complaint in court about the new price of water.

They are appealing the adoption of the plan.

"The final decision was made on the basis of numerous previous decisions, which were adopted in meetings called by the chairman, for whom it is known that his election was declared unconstitutional.

Our last argument, but not in importance, is the fact that the decision was taken without a lack of will on the part of the municipalities.

This is because the municipalities and councils have been presented with a decision before the Association, which is different from the decision adopted by the regulator", this is how Zlatina Georgieva from the municipality of Burgas explained the situation.

Municipal councilors in Burgas are also dissatisfied.

They unanimously adopted a declaration against high water prices.

"Of course, there is no such solution.

There is a huge difference between the word "agreement" and "agreement", the two verbs are different", said lawyer Ivo Baev, chairman of the "Legal Commission" OS - Burgas. 

They are categorical that the prices approved by KEVR are maximum and not mandatory.

Therefore, the municipal councilors will seek assistance from the principal of the Plumbing Company, because the regional governor was replaced a few days ago.

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