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Before the elections, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman is trying to shift responsibility for road repairs to local authorities. This was stated by Viktor Medvid, director of the William Invest Expert consulting company, in a commentary to GolosUA. "Decentralization already exists. Groysman spoke about changes in the distribution of state budget funds. It is about transferring the functions of customers to the places of those road sections that...

The press conference will be attended by: - Vyacheslav Konovalov, representative of the Europatrol NGO; - Oleksiy Kalinichenko, member of the Transpres Information and Analytical Center; - Viktor Medvid, expert on transportation issues.

Fares for public transportation in Kyiv will definitely increase. This opinion was expressed by Viktor Medvid, director of the consulting company Invest-Expert, during a press conference at the GolosUA news agency. Fares will definitely rise, they have always been raised, it is a stable process, but these increases are not always justified, the expert said. "In our country, as a rule, price growth is ahead of income growth, not...

The law on the construction of toll roads adopted by the Verkhovna Rada is another corruption scheme that will benefit Ukrainian officials. Transport expert Viktor Medvid said this in a commentary to GolosUA. "The law on the construction of toll roads adopted by the Verkhovna Rada is another money laundering scheme that will benefit Ukrainian officials. Private roads should be an alternative...

The increase in tariffs for railroad passenger transportation is a consequence of irrational business practices at Ukrzaliznytsia. This was stated by Viktor Medvid, coordinator of the Mutual Aid movement, in a commentary to a VoiceUA correspondent. "It should be borne in mind that Ukrzaliznytsia has a low level of management. Therefore, the increase in fares is a consequence of irrational management," the expert said. Mr. Medvid noted that having such large...

The Council for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights established under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine should work in the interests of Ukrainian producers and consumers, rather than defend the interests of international companies. This was stated by Viktor Medvid, Coordinator of the Mutual Aid movement, lawyer, in a comment to GolosUA. "In Ukraine, in most cases, when it comes to protecting intellectual property, it is primarily about protecting the interests of...

The accumulation of transport tax arrears by Kyiv drivers, which amounted to UAH 72.4 million last year, is an indicator of the inefficiency of the administration procedure. This was stated by Viktor Medvid, coordinator of the "Mutual Aid" movement, lawyer, in a comment to GolosUA. "This issue depends on its administration. The tax has been introduced, but the administration procedure is not yet effective. And the fact that this...

The authorities are interested in raising the price of Kyiv bus fares to 7-9 hryvnias. This was stated by transport expert Viktor Medvid in a comment to GolosUA. "In our country, there is a family contract in all industries within the corruption system. Everything is structured in such a way that a new head of the Department of Transport comes in and a market is built for his connections and relationships. In fact, there are no competitive...

A gold-colored bus has appeared in Kyiv. This was reported on the social network Facebook by Maxim Tuvara, a VoiceUA correspondent reports. Social network users immediately began to joke about the huge inscription "Bogdan" on the vehicle, breaking it down into "God gave", and did not forget to mention the golden batom of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. Earlier it was reported that dangerous minibuses are running in Kyiv...