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Kyiv, jointly with the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, is considering the possibility of restructuring the debt for gas consumed, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said.

“Next week a cabinet meeting will be held. We’ll speak about the possibility of restructuring debts (for gas consumed),” Klitschko said at a briefing on July 1.

He said that several options for restructuring the debt have been worked out.

“We’re waiting for moves in this direction with the cabinet of ministers,” he added.

Klitschko said that Kyiv City Administration plans in the near term to study the problem of the large debt of municipal housing offices to public joint-stock company Kyivenergo for services provided.

“Kyivans do pay for their utility services, and as for how such large debts have appeared – we should get the answer to the question in the near term,” he said.